On Friday, Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom reversed parole for a man found guilty of murdering his wife and unborn child at their Highland, California, home almost 24 years ago. The move comes after Newsom chose to commute the inmate’s sentence in March, making him eligible for early release.
Rodney Patrick McNeal, a former San Bernardino County probation officer, was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison in 2000 on two counts of second-degree murder. He was convicted of killing his wife, Debra BlackCrow, who was six months pregnant at the time. According to The Los Angeles Daily News, “her body was found submerged in a bathtub in their home, with stab wounds, injuries from being beaten and strangulation marks.”
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