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Biden’s Death Penalty Commutations Include 2 Convicted in California Ransom Hostage Killing Spree

The two Soviet-born men abducted, held hostage, and murdered five people from late 2001 to 2002 in Los Angeles.
Biden’s Death Penalty Commutations Include 2 Convicted in California Ransom Hostage Killing Spree
President Joe Biden speaks during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 19, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Kimberly Hayek
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President Joe Biden on Dec. 23 made the unprecedented decision to commute the sentences of 37 out of 40 people on federal death row, including two Soviet-born immigrants convicted in brutal ransom spree murders in California.

Jurijus Kadamovas, from Russia, and Iouri Mikhel, from Lithuania, abducted, held hostage, and murdered five people from late 2001 to 2002 in Los Angeles.

Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.