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Juvenile Killer Seeks Reduced Sentence | Dover News
At 43, Robert Tulloch — the 17-year-old who murdered Dartmouth professors Half and Susanne Zantop in 2001 — is seeking a reduced sentence, now that a landmark Supreme Court ruling has reopened the door for juvenile lifers. His legal team argues for 30-40 years, citing national precedents, his prison record marked by maturity and remorse, and therapy notes showing deep regret. The crime, originally planned as a thrill-seeking scheme to fund a move to Australia, ended in horror when the teens posed as surveyors to break into the Zantop home. Tulloch’s friend James Parker, also 16 at the time…
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