SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Thirty years ago, a Los Angeles man was sentenced to death for killing a father of three. Now the district attorney is planning to drop the murderer’s death sentence. In January 1992, 21-year-old Scott Forrest Collins was sentenced to death for robbing and shooting 41-year-old Fred Rose. However, in February this year, the victim’s family was told Collins would be resentenced to Life Without the Possibility of Parole, which means he would never leave prison but also would not be on death row. The district attorney’s office notified them via voicemail. Heather Scott, Rose’s daughter, who was 12 when Rose died, told NTD Television they are against the decision and it feels like torture again. “I really had to fight for answers and information. I requested for days to find out who had filed this motion, and they would not tell me,” Scott said. She was told the …
Murderer on Death Row Commuted Under LA DA, Family Shocked and Seeking Justice
February 28, 2022
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