Where is laurie kellogg now

After more than 25 years in a correctional facility, a woman convicted of seducing a teen and convincing him to kill her husband will be released from prison. Laurie Kellogg, whose case inspired the made-for-television film Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg , has made multiple attempts at gaining her freedom since being convicted of murder in Now, a parole board in New York state has approved her release after determining the year-old should be released because, among other reasons, the crime was the only one on her record, she had a positive disciplinary record while imprisoned and participated in volunteer and teaching programs.

Two days after his death, Laurie and four teenagers from their neighborhood in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, were charged with Bruce's murder. The truth expressed itself very quickly. Laurie first got involved with Bruce when she was 16 and he was 33, the New York Daily News reported. During the trial, he said that he was in love with Laurie Kellogg. He was sentenced to 50 years, which was reduced on appeal to 25 years to life. Laurie Kellogg was the alleged mastermind of the killing.

McDowell had testified that Laurie Kellogg asked him to find someone to kill Bruce. Kellogg said she and her children were abused by her husband. She testified that she went to New York to tell him she was leaving him not to kill him.

In an interview with Syracuse. In May , McDowell pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a plea deal. He agreed to testify against Laurie Kellogg. Sebelist, Pappas, Mullins and Laurie Kellogg were each charged with two counts of second-degree murder, first-degree burglary, second-degree conspiracy and criminal use of a firearm. The three teenagers each pleaded guilty to various charges. She will reside and be supervised in Rockland County.

McDowell testified that Kellogg wanted out of her marriage and persuaded him to commit the murder by becoming his lover. He said that he drove to the cottage in Romulus with another teen, sneaked inside and shot a sleeping Bruce Kellogg in the head four times.

In a decision issued March 8, the parole board cited several factors for Kellogg's release, including good behavior in prison, her volunteer work as a teaching assistant, and her expression of remorse for the crime.

In its written ruling, the board cited "the seemingly sincere remorse you exhibited both for your actions leading to your husband's murder, and in shirking your responsibility to be 'the adult' that should have deterred your young co-defendants from participating in this terrible crime. Facebook Twitter Email.