1983 Jun 4
In Chino Hills, Ca., Douglas and Peggy Ryen and their 10-year old daughter, Jessica, were killed in the master bedroom of their home. Christopher Hughes (11), a neighbor, was also killed. Joshua Ryen (8) survived despite serious wounds. Kevin Cooper, who escaped from Chino prison on June 2, was arrested 47 days later and was convicted for the murders in 1985 and faced execution. Cooper claimed he was innocent and called for DNA testing of the evidence in 2000. In 2003 an execution date of Feb 10, 2004, was set for Cooper. Cooper won a last minute reprieve on Feb 9 pending a re-examination of the case. In 2005 a federal judge upheld his death penalty.
Links: USA, California, Murder
Timelines of History DB - Source website.
(CBS) Kevin Cooper, a convicted killer on California's death row, won a stay of execution Monday, just hours before he was to be executed.
Cooper, whose bid for clemency was denied by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, was scheduled to be executed at San Quentin prison just after midnight, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004, for the violent murders of four people more than 20 years ago.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request for an 11-judge panel to rehear Cooper's case.
48 Hours Mystery (CBS) Website - Feb 4,2010 - Source
A forum for citizens to voice their concerns about the various prisons located in Chino California and to discuss ideas to modernize and relocate the prisons.
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