OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Pardon and Parole Board has recommended that clemency be denied for Oklahoma death row inmate Kevin Underwood.
Officials say Underwood is set to be executed December 19 for the murder of 10-year-old Jamie Rose Bolin. He killed Bolin in 2006 and planned to cannibalize her body.
His execution has been complicated due to changes on the Pardon and Parole Board, with two of Governor Kevin Stitt’s appointees resigning. One of them, Calvin Prince, is under investigation.
Underwood sued the Pardon and Parole Board on Wednesday, December 4, in Oklahoma City federal court over its plans to move forward with his clemency hearing. His attorneys argued he deserves a fair opportunity to present his case for clemency to a five-member parole board.
However, a judge denied it.
A stay was granted on Monday, December 9 and the clemency hearing was rescheduled for Friday, December 12.
The board recommended that Underwood be denied clemency.
“I am pleased the board voted to deny clemency for this deeply evil monster and ensured that justice will be delivered for Jamie Rose Bolin,” Drummond said. “Jamie’s family has waited 18 excruciating years for justice that finally will be carried out when this murderer is executed.” said Attorney General Gentner Drummond regarding the vote.
