>> he thinking somebody being murdered it's below his status. >> reporter: his parents, fred and kathy santos have been fighting the commutation since 2011. how they found about it added insult to injury. no one from the governor's office called him. they found out when reporters started calling their home. the 16 year sentence was cut to just seven years amid widespread criticism that the case reeked of back door politics. es the father is fabian nunez. >> he didn't even have the heart to contact us and call us and tell us he planned to do this.