From The Trussville Tribune Staff Reports
MONTGOMERY – Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr. was up for parole in Montgomery Wednesday morning.
Blanton, now 76, was responsible for the deadly 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing that killed four girls.
Blanton was denied parole during the hearing and his next hearing has been delayed a maximum of five years.
Birmingham Mayor William Bell released a statement in regards to Wednesday’s Blanton Parole Hearing: “The tragedy of the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church and the death of the four little girls changed the course of history. And while we have come so far as a City, there are some crimes that are so sinister that parole should not be considered. This is one of those crimes.”
6 Comments
Lay Dean James
Serves him right
Jennifer Knight Mamucud
Good.
Debbie Reynolds-Swann
When his sentence is up, will ours be up too?
David Kirk
If Obama can commute the sentence of more criminals than the last 9 presidents to date with over 5 months remaining in his nightmare, what is the issue. If he can let black criminals out at the rate he is going, let this old man out. He is no threat to society like the ones Obama is letting out.
Taylor Williams
Let him out? Are you fucking serious? This son of a bitch killed 4 innocent little girls
Taylor Williams
No threat to society?? You couldn’t be that ignorant