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flag Darryl Collins, 55, sentenced to life without parole for killing Fatima Johnson in 2021, had been paroled less than a year earlier after serving time for two prior murders.

flag Darryl Lamar Collins, 55, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2021 murder of Fatima Johnson, a 53-year-old mother of six, in Los Angeles, less than a year after being paroled for two prior murders committed in 1995. flag Johnson’s body was found bound with shoelaces and duct tape, gagged, and partially suffocated, with her phone, jewelry, and Lexus stolen and sold for drugs. flag Collins, convicted of killing Derrick Reese and Thomas Weiss when he was 24, became eligible for parole under California’s youthful offender law, which raised the age limit for early release from 23 to 25 in 2017. flag The case has sparked national debate over parole policies and public safety, with prosecutors and lawmakers criticizing the law’s application to violent offenders.

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