James Lawhead Jr. arrested for 1991 Cindy Wanner cold case murder after 35 years

7 articles · Updated · Fox News · Apr 29

Lawhead, 64, was apprehended in Bullhead City, Arizona, after DNA evidence linked him to Wanner's killing in Granite Bay, California; his sister, Terry Lawhead Steele, was also arrested as an accessory.
Authorities say Lawhead had been living under a false identity and evaded detection for years, while Steele allegedly maintained contact with him and provided shelter.
Lawhead, previously imprisoned for sex crimes, is being investigated for possible involvement in similar crimes; the case highlights advances in DNA technology and law enforcement's commitment to solving cold cases.

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He was deemed 'not amenable to treatment' in 1980. Why was he released to kill again?