Death Sentences of Gang Member Converted to Life
A Cumberland County gang member convicted of killing two women and nearly taking the life of a third has had his death sentences converted to life without parole.
Posted — UpdatedIn 2002, Francisco "Paco" Tirado was found guilty and sentenced to death for the murders of Tracy Lambert and Susan Moore. A third victim, Debra Cheeseborough, was abducted and shot but survived. Police said the women were chosen at random and shot as part of a Crips gang initiation.
Tirado's death sentences were converted Thursday because of a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Tirado was 17 at the time of the murders and too young for a death sentence under the ruling.
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