if that man is released early from prison. and now the killer is scheduled to be released from jail this summer. 12 years early. park, gavigan has the story. he will kill again. he tried to kill me. reporter: dale sherman was only 14 years old when michael woodmansee wrapped a bandanna around his neck in 1982. the attempted murder broke open the cold case of jason foreman, the wakefield 5-year-old who had vanished in 1975. patrick strickland was a cop in his 20s at the time and got woodmansee to confess to the brutal murder and dismemberment of jason s body. his bones were found at woodmansee s bedroom. le was crying and broke down and i tried to reassure him he knew me he wanted to see what it was like to kill someone. reporter: now 52, and michael woodmansee is set to be released from prison after 28 years. his original sentence put behind