A man convicted for his role in the deaths of two Dartmouth College professors in 2001 has been released from prison A man convicted for his role in the deaths of two Dartmouth College professors has been released from prison. James Parker was 16 years old at the time of his conviction in the deaths of Half and Susanne Zantop in Hanover, New Hampshire. He was paroled in April. Parker’s attorney, Cathy Green, said Friday that Parker was released on the condition of a “no contact” order with the Zantop family. Parker pleaded guilty years ago to being an accessory to second-degree murder and served just less than the minimum of his 25 years to life sentence. Parker told a parole hearing earlier this year that what he did was “incredibly horrible” and there’s “not a lot of time or things I can do to change that or relieve the pain I caused.” More than two decades ago, Parker and Robert Tulloch, then 17, wanted to move to Australia and hatched a scheme to rob the Zantops of their credit cards and ATM information and kill them . Parker and Tulloch fatally stabbed the Zantops and fled with $340 and a list of numbers. They were arrested at an Indiana truck stop weeks later. Tulloch pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and received a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole, but was later resentenced. The United States Supreme Court has ruled it unconstitutional to sentence juvenile offenders to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Susanne Zantop, 55, and Half Zantop, 62, are academics born in Germany. Susanne was chair of the German studies department at Dartmouth and taught earth sciences. Veronika Zantop, one of the Zantops’ two daughters, said in an email to The Associated Press in April that she missed her parents and was “deeply sad for everything about them — and us.” – Did I miss something. She also said she wishes Parker “and his family the best and hopes they can recover.”
Man convicted for role in 2001 stabbing deaths of Dartmouth College professors released from prison Man convicted for role in stabbing deaths of two Dartmouth College professors released from prison .
James Parker was 16 years old at the time of his conviction in the 2001 deaths of Half and Susanne Zantop in Hanover, New Hampshire. He was paroled in April.
Parker’s attorney, Cathy Green, said Friday that Parker was released on the condition of a “no contact” order with the Zantop family. Parker pleaded guilty years ago to accessory to second-degree murder and served a little less than the minimum of his 25 years to life sentence.
Parker told a parole hearing earlier this year that what he did was “unimaginably horrible” and that there was “not a lot of time or things I can do to change it , or relieve the pain I have caused.”
More than twenty years ago, Parker and Robert Tulloch, then 17, wanted to settle in Australia and hatched a plan to rob the Zantops of their credit cards and ATM information and kill them. Parker and Tulloch fatally stabbed the Zantops and fled with $340 and a list of numbers. They were arrested at an Indiana truck stop weeks later.
Tulloch pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and received a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole, but he was later re-sentenced. The United States Supreme Court has declared the sentencing of juvenile offenders to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole unconstitutional.
Susanne Zantop, 55, and Half Zantop, 62, were academics of German origin. Susanne headed the German studies department at Dartmouth and taught earth sciences.
Veronika Zantop, one of the Zantops’ two daughters, said in an email to The Associated Press in April that she missed her parents and was “deeply sad for everything they — and we — have missed.” “. She also said she wishes Parker “and his family the best and hopes they can recover.”