LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) – A man convicted of killing his girlfriend’s father on Kauai in 2000 must serve at least 45 years of his life sentence.
The Hawaii Paroling Authority last week issued an order setting Matthew Blankswade’s minimum term to expire on June 26, 2045.
Blankswade pleaded no contest to second-degree murder. Prosecutors say he broke into Jeffrey Brisebois’ Wainiha home and used a shotgun to kill him as he slept.
Blankswade confessed and told police his girlfriend planned the murder and watched him shot her father. Blankswade said his girlfriend wanted Brisebois dead so she and her friends could live in his house.
Since he was 21 at the time of the murder, he would be 66 years old before he’s eligible for release.
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