Has a serial killer ever been released from prison? (lemmy.ml)

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Has there ever been a case where someone convicted of three or more murders was released from prison?

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[-] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

Frans Hooijmaijers, Dutch nurse who killed between 5-259 people from 1970-1974. Was originally sentenced to life however this was changed in 1977 to 18 years imprisonment and Hooijmaijers was released in 1987. He died in 2006.

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