In light of the parole board's decision, daughter Veronika Zantop said she "wish[ed] James Parker and his family the best and hop[ed] that they can heal." "This is a hard one to make a statement ...

The court’s April 11 order means that the lower court will have to take up the life-without-parole issue first. A resentencing date has not been set. James Parker, who was an accomplice in the ...