Topic - Utah Board Of Pardons And Parole

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A photo provided by the Utah State Prison shows John Emery Blanchard, date not known. Blanchard is up for parole 25 years after his ex-wife's brutal murder, but his grown children are divided on whether he should be released from prison. (Utah State Prison via AP)

Kids divided on possible parole 25 years after dad kills mom

By PAT REAVY - Associated Press

The Latest: Elizabeth Smart upset her kidnapper to be freed

Associated Press

FILE - In this July 6, 2017, file photo, kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart speaks to reporters during a tour of the state crime lab in Taylorsville, Utah. Wanda Barzee, a woman accused of helping a former street preacher kidnap then-Utah teenager Smart from her Salt Lake City home in 2002 refused to attend a hearing before the state parole board that could have helped her get out of prison earlier. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Elizabeth Smart kidnapper skips parole hearing in Utah

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press