Prison photo and signed envelope from James Riva.
A Massachusetts man has been denied parole for the sixth time following the 1980 slaying of his grandmother, whose blood he drank after killing her.
James Riva II, 67, was found guilty in 1981 of murdering his grandmother Carmen Lopez in her Marshfield, Mass., home on April 10, 1980, according to a parole board statement.
He was sentenced to life in prison, with a consecutive 19 to 20 years added for his arson conviction, the Massachusetts State Parole Board said in their statement, which was issued in January.
In the statement, the board denied Riva’s parole appeal, citing concerns of his family members who fear retaliation.
Prison photo and signed envelope from James Riva.
A Massachusetts man has been denied parole for the sixth time following the 1980 slaying of his grandmother, whose blood he drank after killing her.
James Riva II, 67, was found guilty in 1981 of murdering his grandmother Carmen Lopez in her Marshfield, Mass., home on April 10, 1980, according to a parole board statement.
He was sentenced to life in prison, with a consecutive 19 to 20 years added for his arson conviction, the Massachusetts State Parole Board said in their statement, which was issued in January.
In the statement, the board denied Riva’s parole appeal, citing concerns of his family members who fear retaliation.
