A K-9 commander serving life for his wife’s 1982 murder plans to use his first parole hearing as an opening salvo to clear his name. Paul Kovacich is scheduled to appear before the California parole board Thursday. He argues that newly discovered FBI misconduct should reverse his 2009 conviction. His defense team contends suppressed evidence disproves the accusation that he killed his K-9, Fuzz, weeks before his wife disappeared. Emails reveal an FBI agent used a personal account to discuss the “need to demonstrate to the jury that he has a violent side” with a forensic anthropologist analyzing the dog's cause of death. Prosecutors oppose parole, citing his failure to complete required anger control classes behind bars.
