maybe in a special way. we have got to go. thank you very much, gentlemen. >> thank you. thank you very much, martha. >> martha: a pleasure to see you. coming up, paula was just 16 years old when she was walking home from the library. she was a block from home when a blunt object hit her in the back of the head and two men murdered her in cold blood. the medical examiner called it the most brutal attack she had ever seen. now one of the convicted killers about to be a free man and the other one might be right behind him. "the story" investigates this next. >> they saw paula walking down the street. what caught the eye was their long blonde hair. goes up while she is unconscious and attempts to sexually assault her. according to la barber she made some type of noise and he took out his knife and is stabbed her repeatedly.
>> he moves up while she is unconscious and attempts to sexually assault her. according to la barber she made some type of noise and he took out his knife and stabbed her repeatedly. >> the two were convicted in 1981 of second degree murder and sentenced to 25 years in life in prison. the toughest sentence at that time. now, almost four decades later, a new york parole board granted la berra parole in may. is he expected to be released in july. mccain goes before that same parole board this week. paula's mother, lois. >> neither one of them have expressed any remorse and neither one of them have taken responsibility. and mccain, particularly, keeps yelling that she was not raped. well the medical examiner said she was. >> calls are now growing for governor andrew cuomo to intervene. >> if the governor can do anything, please for god sake keep them in there. >> arthur aldridge of pearl river our town newspaper has been covering the murder since day one.
enforcement changing the quiet town of pearl river, new york forever. paula, an honor student, artist and aspiring actress left her part-time job at the local library and set out to walk the four blocks to her parents' home. she never made it. two men followed paula. 20-year-old robert mccain and 28-year-old richard la barra on control for a drug conviction at the time. >> she saw paula walking down the street. what caught their eye was her long blonde hair. >> both men had been drinking at nearby bar. yards away from a police substation when mccain a drifter from arkansas struck paul loont right side of her head with a six pound piece of concrete. >> paula stumbles into the stonewall the column and goes back that way. mccain is in pursuit of her and la barber is here watching the whole thing. >> mccain then punches her repeatedly, rendering her unconscious before sexually assaulting her. when mccain fled the seen. la bar berra moves in.
>> i cop to church when i come to jail to get off the floor, get out of here, have peace of mind and try to connect with god. you know, get some blessings. >> that which society rejects god lifts up. >> sittinging ethics to her is ashley la barber who said she attends mass every chance she gets. >> i'm really not into church. i go down there really to mingle, kind of. >> la barbara serving three months for a variety of drug possessions and driving violations says she comes to mingle with one inmate in particular, her girlfriend, heather. located just across the aisle. >> i have been with heather for three years off and on. it's not just a jail relationship. we have been through a lot, me and her. >> body of christ. >> as the service nears the end and the deacon offers communion, surveillance cameras capture
>> i cop to church when i come to jail to get off the floor, get out of here, have peace of mind and try to connect with god. you know, get some blessings. >> that which society rejects god lifts up. >> sittinging ethics to her is ashley la barber who said she attends mass every chance she gets. >> i'm really not into church. i go down there really to mingle, kind of. >> la barbara serving three months for a variety of drug possessions and driving violations says she comes to mingle with one inmate in particular, her girlfriend, heather. located just across the aisle. >> i have been with heather for three years off and on. it's not just a jail relationship. we have been through a lot, me and her. >> body of christ. >> as the service nears the end and the deacon offers communion, surveillance cameras capture