Published December 29, 2012, 08:00 AM
Woman charged in New York firefighter slayings
William Spengler raised no alarms in prison for 17 years and for more than a decade afterward. Well-spoken, well-behaved and intelligent, his demeanor was praised by four straight parole boards that nevertheless denied him parole, worried that bludgeoning his 92-year-old grandmother with a hammer showed a violent streak that could explode again.By: George M. Walsh and Rik Stevens, Associated Press
