Parole Denied for Penny Brown's Killer

Parole has been denied for the man who killed Penny Brown as she jobbed near her Salamanca home on Mother’s Day of 1999. This week was Edward Kindt’s first appearance before the state parole board. He was 15 when he raped and murdered Brown. He was convicted in Cattaraugus County Court on May 1, 2000, after being tried as a juvenile. Brown’s family organized a letter-writing campaign in effort to convince the parole board that Kindt should not be released. They received more than 300 letters from friends and strangers.

Note: I covered this case in 1999/2000 when I worked for another media outlet. I'm glad he's not getting out. I also wanted to mention that State Senator Cathy Young has done a great job seeing that Penny's Law got passed and that people found out about the letter-writing campaign. See? Some elected officials are OK.