BOSTON — On Monday night, the family of a murder victim hopes her convicted killer and rapist stays behind bars. Corinne Flynn died 25 years ago and Tuesday that killer is up for his latest parole hearing.
He was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole after 15 years and now that time is here. FOX25's Christine McCarthy spoke to the victim's brother who said, "It will affect me for life, I know that."
Twenty-five years of mourning and the pain is still fresh for David Comperchio who will once again face his sister's murderer at a parole hearing Tuesday.
"When this time comes around when we have to face the parole board, it feels like you're living it all over again," he said.
Comperchio's older sister, Corinne, a 33-year-old mother, barely 100 pounds and suffering from multiple sclerosis, was raped and murdered in her Hyde Park home in 1991.
Four agonizing years later, the Boston police cold case squad tied Gerald Craffey's DNA to the scene, leading to a confession.
"He was my older brother Mark's, one of his friends, and we didn't see this coming at all," he said.
FOX25 was at Craffey's first parole board hearing five years ago, when Corinne's family faced the man who had pretended to mourn with them.
When asked why he killed her, Craffey said, "I was just out of control at the time."
Corinne's daughter Courtney, who was eight at the time, pleaded to keep Craffey behind bars.
"At a very young age I was forced to grow up fast," she said.
The board rejected Craffey's request, and, while Comperchio has faith they'll do so again, he can't help but feel anxious.
"In my mind is a monster. He raped and murdered my sister, and it wasn't the first time he attacked women, and I do not think he should be out on the street with the public," he said.
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