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Mark Van Winkle was convicted in 1994 of fatally shooting Israel Espino, 21, and wounding two others

He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole

A 2024 court ruling allowed him to seek release from prison on parole

A former college president’s son who was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the shooting death of a 21-year-old in 1993 has been released from prison as a result of a court ruling.

On Oct. 7, the Massachusetts Parole Board voted unanimously to grant parole to Mark Van Winkle, 51, according to the board’s Record of Decision .

Van Winkle has been incarcerated in a Massachusetts state prison since 1994.

He was granted release to a halfway house after six months in a lower-security facility, the board rule

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