Kristina Fetters
Kristina Joy Fetters (February 5, 1980 - July 27, 2014) was an
hospice care center in Des Moines, Iowa in December 2013.[3] She succumbed to her cancer in July 2014, at age 34.[4]
Murder
In January 1994, Kristina Fetters was sent to Orchard Place, an unlocked facility in
paring knife. The two girls attempted to rob the house, but after being unable to find the keys to the safe or Klehm's truck, they left the scene. After police were called to the house, they discovered the murder, and Kristina Fetters was arrested that night and confessed
to the crime.
Fetters was ultimately charged with
life in prison without parole under Iowa state law.[2]
Prison
Fetters served her sentence at the
life sentences without parole for juveniles. In 2013, as Fetters was preparing for a new sentencing hearing, she became gravely ill and was diagnosed with inoperable breast cancer.[2]
Later life and death
In November 2013, Kristina Fetters was re-sentenced by a
life in prison with the possibility of parole. The judge also recommended that Fetters be immediately paroled due to her illness.[5] In December 2013, the Iowa Parole Board voted to release Fetters on hospice-only parole. She became the first juvenile who was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison who was released.[3] After seven months in hospice care, Fetters succumbed to her cancer on July 27, 2014; she died at age 34.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Finney, Daniel P.; Ta, Linh (2014-07-27). "Freed inmate Kristina Fetters, convicted as juvenile, dies". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- ^ a b c "Two Women Previously Sentenced to Life Without Parole in Iowa Obtain Relief". Equal Justice Initiative. 2013-12-16. Archived from the original on 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- ^ a b c Borreli, Lizette (2013-12-05). "Iowa Inmate Kristina Fetters Granted Parole After Terminal Breast Cancer Diagnosis". Medical Daily. Archived from the original on 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- ^ Kelley, Matt (2014-07-28). "Woman released from life prison term to hospice dies". Radio Iowa. Archived from the original on 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- ^ a b c Rodgers, Grant (2013-11-21). "Parole sought for woman sentenced to life as juvenile". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- ^ a b State v. Fetters, 562 N.W.2d 770 (Supreme Court of Iowa 1997).