TBS Today, Oct. 28
A man who had been charged with four murders in Oakland over just six weeks is expected to be free in months following a recent plea deal in Alameda County.
The deal left several mothers whose sons were killed during the crime spree shattered and confused, they told The Scanner.
Stacie Pettigrew, the lead prosecutor on the case who resigned after DA Pamela Price took office, also spoke out for the first time about how the case was handled.
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He was charged with 4 murders. Pamela Price gave him a deal
“Why would I want to forgive him?” said the mother of one of the victims. “To me, it was like a serial killer.”
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