WA board to consider parole for 'Hillside Strangler' convicted of 1970s murders

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Washington state’s parole board this week will hear the case of one of the so-called “Hillside Stranglers” who murdered numerous women and girls, including two in Washington, in the late 1970s.

Anthony D’Amato and his cousin, Angelo Buono, were convicted of strangling five people to death in southern California. D’Amato, who was suspected of several other murders but never convicted, killed two more women by himself in the Bellingham area. D’Amato, now 74, changed his name from Kenneth Bianchi in 2023.

Washington’s Indeterminate Sentence Review Board will consider parole for D’Amato on Wednesday. He’s currently held at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla.

The hearing was previously scheduled for late May, but postponed. As is standard, it will be closed to the general public. The result of the hearing will be posted online by July 23, according to the board.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/wa-board-to-consider-parole-for-hillside-strangler-convicted-of-1970s-murders/

[Mike Nelson]

1. I would not trust...

... him "on the outside," but maybe he could have some rewards and responsibilities if he's been a good prisoner.

[Srkdqltr]

2. He has not strangled a woman since the 70's so he should be good to go.

[Easterncedar]

3. The article says he still has life sentences in CA

I don’t think he’s going to walk.

[Midnight Writer]

4. I read a book about these crimes. Not just murders, but hours and hours of the most horrendous torture imaginable.

Shit so sick you marvel that someone was able to conceive this evil.

In my opinion, they should throw away the key. There is no coming back from this, nor should there be.

Life in prison is as much mercy as he should expect. His victims begged him for mercy and got none.

[Pisces]

5. His brain has not changed. Do not let this monster go!!