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Convicted rapist and murderer to soon be out of prison as Gavin Newsom refuses to stop release

Nypost · · 514 words · By Daniel Farr
Victims' Rights Executive Accountability Criminal Justice System Failure
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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Gov. Gavin Newsom... declined to intervene in the parole of a convicted murderer”
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Multiple sources, including MSN and The Mirror US, report that Governor Gavin Newsom chose not to intervene in the parole decision for Alberto Tamez.
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web search NEUTRAL — Governor's inaction seals parole decision The parole board's decision to release Tamez moved forward after Governor Gavin Newsom chose not to intervene.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/convicted-1974-slo-coun…
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web search NEUTRAL — Parole is the release of a prisoner before the completion of their sentence. Eligible incarcerated people are entitled to parole unless that would risk public safety. The Governor has the authority to…
https://www.gov.ca.gov/clemency/parole/
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web search NEUTRAL — Any governor who genuinely cared about transparency and open government would submit all disclosable information to the court in publicly-accessible form at the outset of the clemency-approval process…
https://californiaglobe.com/fl/under-the-radar-how-gov-newso…
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“Alberto Tamez was convicted of kidnapping, raping and strangling Genevieve Adaline Moreno in Nipomo in 1974.”
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The Mirror US and other reports confirm Alberto Tamez was convicted of raping, strangling, and killing Genevieve Adaline Moreno in Nipomo in 1974.
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web search NEUTRAL — Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (Albertus) of Germanic Albert. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are Albertito in Spain or Albertico in some part…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto
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“Moreno was attacked during the late-night hours of June 17 into the early morning hours of June 18, 1974.”
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While the general event is corroborated, the specific dates (June 17-18, 1974) are not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets, though the 1974 timeframe is confirmed.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1770s (pronounced "seventeen-seventies") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1770, and ended on December 31, 1779. A period full of discoveries, breakthroughs happened…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1770s
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Genevieve Wilhelmina Gaunt (born 13 January 1991) is a British actress of Scottish and Dutch heritage, voice over artist, and writer known for portraying Pansy Parkinson in Harry Potter and the Prison…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genevieve_Gaunt
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez (born 30 July 1948), commonly known as Jean Reno (French: [ʒɑ̃ ʁeno]), is a French and Spanish actor. He established himself as a leading man of French cinema through his…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Reno
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“Her body was found later that morning in a grove of eucalyptus trees roughly a quarter mile from the bar.”
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The Mirror US explicitly states the body was discovered the next morning in a grove of trees about a quarter mile from the bar.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Genevieve Wilhelmina Gaunt (born 13 January 1991) is a British actress of Scottish and Dutch heritage, voice over artist, and writer known for portraying Pansy Parkinson in Harry Potter and the Prison…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genevieve_Gaunt
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ijé or Ijé: The Journey is a 2010 Nigerian drama film directed by Chineze Anyaene and starring Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Genevieve Nnaji, and Odalys García.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijé
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez (born 30 July 1948), commonly known as Jean Reno (French: [ʒɑ̃ ʁeno]), is a French and Spanish actor. He established himself as a leading man of French cinema through his…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Reno
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“San Luis Obispo County Medical Examiner Dr. Karl Kirschner determined Moreno died from “homicidal strangulation.””
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The Mirror US reports that the county medical examiner determined Moreno died of 'homicidal strangulation'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cocaine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant and tropane alkaloid, derived primarily from the leaves of two coca species native to South America: Erythroxylum coca and E. novogranatense. The le…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocaine
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his first term as President of the United States, Donald Trump made tens of thousands of false or misleading claims. During the first two-and-a-half years (January 2017–June 2019), the Toronto …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The replication crisis, also known as the reproducibility or replicability crisis, refers to widespread failures to reproduce published scientific results. Because the reproducibility of empirical res…
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“He was later convicted of first-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping and rape by force and sentenced in September 1974 to life in prison with the possibility of parole.”
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Both The Mirror US and other web results confirm Tamez was charged with first-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping, and rape, and was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in 1974.
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web search NEUTRAL — Life imprisonment (or life sentence) is any sentence of imprisonment in which the convicted individual will remain incarcerated for the rest of their natural life (or until pardoned or commuted to a f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment
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web search NEUTRAL — 3, 1974, Tamez pleaded no contest to first-degree murder. He was sentenced to life in state prison with the possibility of parole. San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow released a statement…
https://calcoastnews.com/2026/05/man-who-murdered-nipomo-wom…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tamez was charged with first-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping and rape by force and violence. He pled no contest to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of pa…
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/man-convicted-raping-…
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“Now 75 years old, Tamez was granted parole by the California Board of Parole Hearings on Dec. 30.”
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The Mirror US and other news reports confirm the California Board of Parole Hearings granted Tamez parole on December 30, 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Board of Parole Hearings granted him parole on December 30, 2025. "To all who knew and loved Genevieve Adaline Moreno — I want you to know that this office has stood by her memory and will continu…
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/man-convicted-raping-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tamez was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in state prison with the possibility of parole. According to the district attorney's office, in December 2025 Tamez was granted parole …
https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/man-convicted-of-first-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A 75-year-old convicted child molester will remain in prison after the California Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) denied his release last Wednesday, according to.Kitt has served about 29 years in state…
https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/parole-board-denies-re…
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“As of May 8, Tamez remains incarcerated at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo County as release procedures continue.”
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The Mirror US explicitly states Tamez remained imprisoned at the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo County as of May 8, and Wikipedia confirms the location of the facility.
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web search NEUTRAL — California Men's Colony is an American male-only state prison located northwest of the city of San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo County, California, along the central California coast approximately h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Men's_Colony
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web search NEUTRAL — The San Luis Obispo district attorney said he urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto Tamez's parole, but that he did not intervene.Tamez remained imprisoned at the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo …
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/man-convicted-raping-…
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web search NEUTRAL — California Men’s Colony (CMC). Main Phone: (805) 547-7900. Physical Address: Colony Dr, San Luis Obispo, CA 93409 (Directions).
https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/facility-locator/cmc/
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