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Oregon governor's clemency of murderer unleashes criticism | 2022-04-28 05:51:35

Governor Kate Brown faced backlash after granting Kyle Hedquist clemency for a 1994 murder.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In 1994, Kyle Hedquist led a teenager down a remote logging road,...

Gov. Kate Brown granted clemency to Kyle Hedquist, who was serving a life sentence without parole after being convicted of murder when he was 17.

Prosecutors and law enforcement officials are unleashing criticism of Oregon Gov. Kate Brown after she granted clemency to a man who was convicted of murdering a teenage girl in 1994.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is defending granting clemency to dozens of people, including for a man convicted of murdering a teenager and whose release from prison...

In 1994, Kyle Hedquist led a teenager down a remote logging road, then shot her in the back of the head because he feared she might tell police about burglaries he’d committed.

Oregon's left-wing Senator Ron Wyden called Governor Kate Brown's release of convicted murderer Kyle Hedquist "grossly irresponsible."

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is defending granting clemency to dozens of people, including for a man convicted of murdering a teenager and whose release from prison is coming under fire from prosecutors and sheriffs

SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- In a story published April 27, 2022, about a controversial clemency, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Hedquist was 17