Holy moly. Forgot about this one. A bunch of us had his boards as kids. Back then we were easily suckered by cool skate graphics, which Gator definitely had. His model was legit thought because it had cool graphics and also an aggressive outline at the time and a pretty deep concave. Looks like he has served 30 of the 31 years sentenced. I dont think I could have done 30 years. Sounds like the family is devastated that he is getting released, understandably so, nothing could be long enough. Wow total shocker. Dont know what to think. Is he rehabilitated? 30 years. Holy sheet. What a blast from the past. Should he be free- has he done his time and now deserves to be free as the court decided? Was it long enough? Can you imagine 30 years locked up? I dunno. Crazy. Can he transition into some sort of productive role in society? Certainly talent wasted. Unbelievable. Thrasher was on newspaper stock back then- thats how long ago this was. Such a sad situation for all involved.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2022-06-15/da-fighting-parole-granted-to-former-skateboard-star-convicted-of-1991-carlsbad-rape-murder
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