The Wisconsin Parole Commission's leader agreed Friday to rescind a convicted murderer's parole at Gov. Tony Evers' request after the governor came under criticism from the victim's family and rival Republicans.
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Gov. Tony Evers met Friday with members of the family of the victim, Johanna Balsewicz, and shortly after sent a letter asking for "immediate and expeditious" reconsideration of her killer's parole.
The decision to parole a man who served less than 25 years of an 80-year sentence for stabbing his wife to death has angered her sisters and daughter and is becoming an issue in Wisconsin's governor's race.