Virginia's parole board applauded a killer. Show us the file

In 1998, Troy Demar stabbed Christine Allen to death in the Fairfax County home they shared. Her daughter was 3 months old. A judge sent him away for 40 years. This month, 7News reported that Virginia’s Parole Board let him out. One board member said this on the record: “You have done so much; you’ve actually done more programming than most inmates.”

Virginia's parole board applauded a killer. Show us the file

TL;DR

  • Troy Demar murdered Christine Allen in 1998.
  • He was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
  • Virginia's Parole Board recently released Demar.
  • A board member commended Demar's participation in prison programming.
  • Allen's sister expressed the ongoing grief from her sister's murder.