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April 9, 2008 Parole Commission denies relief in Chipley murder
State Attorney Steve Meadows announces that the Florida Parole Commission
denied relief in the case of Judith Loren.
Loren, WF, DOB: 11-12-1948, was convicted in 1984 and sentenced to life in
prison for the murder of her estranged husband, Buddy Cummings. Also
convicted and sentenced to life were gunman Wesley Briggs and Dean Wilson.
Trial testimony revealed that Loren offered to pay Briggs $40,000 for an
expected double indemnity life insurance policy on Cummings.
The parole examiner recommended that Loren be paroled in June, 2009.
At Wednesday’s hearing, Loren’s daughter, grandson, and stepdaughter
testified that Loren was remorseful and would have made different decisions
if given the chance.
Two of Cummings’ brothers, a sister, and Deputy Chief Assistant State
Attorney Joe Grammer spoke against parole. Grammer called Loren "the but-for
companion" to Briggs and Wilson and added that she was "the impetus, the
organizer, and the proximate cause of this murder."
The Commissioners disregarded the recommendation of the examiner and set a
presumptive parole date of May 31, 2043. The Commission will review the
case, along with those of Briggs and Wilson, in October, 2012. Briggs has a
presumptive date in 2059; Wilson in 2063.
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