I got some details on his parole hearings before the interview.

A parole hearing had been scheduled for a few days before that date.

Heirens' most recent parole hearing was held on July 26, 2007.

His next scheduled parole hearing will be in May 2020.

In 1982, only six states allowed victims to appear at parole hearings.

Victims appear at about half the 10 to 15 parole hearings held in California each week.

But the day after the Times story on the parole hearing, she suddenly looked as though she'd lost fifty pounds.

"Once the parole hearings start, it's just a matter of time."

The material was then introduced as evidence at his parole hearings.

The story is told in flashbacks, beginning with a 1958 parole hearing.