Man serving life for bombing death of Boston police officer seeks release because of coronavirus risk
Alfred Trenkler, who says he could die if infected, once declined the vaccine and now wants it, but the supply has run out temporarily
By Shelley Murphy Globe Staff,Updated April 8, 2021, 2:24 p.m.
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Alfred Trenkler shown at age 36 in Boston Municipal Court on charges related to a bombing that killed a police officer and maimed another in 1991.Herald, Boston Pool photo
Nearly 30 years after one Boston police officer was killed and another was maimed when a bomb exploded in a Roslindale driveway, their families urged a federal judge Thursday to deny a request for compassionate release by the man who is serving a life sentence for building the deadly device.