Classmate Killer Wants Parole for Teen’s 2007 Murder

John Odgren is asking for a chance at freedom nearly 20 years after killing his high school classmate. During Tuesday’s parole hearing, Odgren told the board he doesn’t like the person he was at the time of the killing, adding that he has matured and taken responsibility for his actions. Odgren was 16 when he fatally stabbed 15-year-old James Alenson in a bathroom at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School in Massachusetts on Jan. 19, 2007. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole, but is now seeking parole following changes to Massachusetts law regarding life sentences for juvenile offenders.

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