Jeffrey Allen Maria was released from prison Monday, Sept. 4 after a years-long parole battle. He is the first of four crime partners to win back their freedom.
California's Board of Parole ruled in a majority Wednesday that Jeffrey Allen Maria, convicted along with three others of the murders of Kathy and Philip Ranzo more than 40 years ago in Modesto, will walk free.
Family members of the victims, Phil and Kathy Ranzo, were given one more chance to oppose the March decision granting parole to 61-year-old Jeffrey Allen Maria.