Murderer to be released
#1
We had a thread about this previously that is now closed.  Updating the story, the murderer is scheduled to be released.
A (shitbag) judge deems the murderer deserves to be set free, too bad the murderer did not offer Mr. Hull a chance to go free before executing him in cold blood. 

From the Daily Courier:

Bill Hull murderer Walraven will soon be a free man


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TREVER WALRAVEN

[b]By Melissa McRobbie of the Daily Courier[/b]
A judge on Tuesday ordered the release of convicted murderer Trevor Walraven by the end of the month.

Walraven and his brother, Josh Cain, carjacked and killed Black Bar Lodge owner Bill Hull in 1998 in one of the most notorious crimes in Josephine County history. Walraven was 14 at the time. He was convicted of aggravated murder two years later for the execution-style killing, and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

In September 2014, a "second look" hearing was held for Walraven under an Oregon law that allows certain juvenile offenders to be considered for early release once they've served half their sentence. At that hearing, after a series of witnesses testified that Walraven had been reformed, visiting Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Timothy Gerking ordered that Walraven be freed. He'd served 16 years of his sentence at that point.

The state appealed the ruling, arguing that Walraven, now 31, wasn't eligible for a "second look" hearing in the first place. That appeal is still pending.

Meanwhile, the state has been working to keep Walraven behind bars until the appeals process wraps up.

At Tuesday's hearing, District Attorney Ryan Mulkins told Gerking, "Common sense says that a person convicted of aggravated murder should not be released until the court is certain that he is entitled to such release."

Gerking denied Mulkins' motion to block Walraven's release and again ordered him freed, as he did previously at the second-look hearing.

"More than a year later, here we are again," Gerking said.


Walraven did not attend Tuesday's hearing, during which Mulkins asked that Walraven be kept in custody for another month. Walraven's lawyer, Portland-based appeals attorney Andy Simrin, said his client should be released as soon as possible.

"I think that they can find a key and open the door by the end of the month," Simrin said.

Gerking ordered Walraven freed by Feb. 1.

Hull, 65, of Sunny Valley, was carjacked at gunpoint on a rural road outside of Wolf Creek on July 26, 1998, then shot in the head. His body was dumped over the side of a logging road.

Despite protests of innocence at trial, Walraven confessed publicly for the first time at his second-look hearing. He testified that he and his brother planned the killing together, but said he acted alone while Cain slept at home.

Prosecutors said Walraven began drinking at age 10 and started using meth at 12. He and his brother were home-schooled and sometimes lived alone while their parents traveled to antiques shows. Their parents were away at the time Hull was killed.

After the murder, Walraven and Cain went on a joy ride in Hull's 1997 Chevrolet Suburban, taking two girls on a date that included a meal at Dairy Queen, video games at Abby's Pizza and a drive-in movie.

Cain, who was 18 at the time, was later convicted of murder and unauthorized use of a vehicle for the crime and is serving a 25-year sentence. Now 36, Cain's earliest release date is August 2023.


Gerking was brought in for Walraven's second-look hearing because several Josephine County judges have conflicts of interest in the case: Judge Pat Wolke was Walraven's trial attorney, Judge Michael Newman was the prosecutor, and Judge Thomas Hull is Bill Hull's brother.

The hearing was ordered by Josephine County's only other judge, Lindi Baker, but only after the Oregon Supreme Court told her she had to schedule it or show cause why it should not be held. The state Department of Corrections opposed the proceeding, but several corrections officers testified on Walraven's behalf as character witnesses.

At the conclusion of the second-look hearing, Gerking ordered that Walraven be released within 45 days. That deadline came and went, and Walraven remained behind bars — the state argued the government's appeal automatically put his release on hold.

In October, the Oregon Supreme Court ordered prison officials to release Walraven in accordance with Gerking's original order. Tuesday's hearing was a last-ditch motion by the state to block the release.

It's unclear when the state appeals court will rule on the argument that Walraven wasn't eligible for a second-look hearing. If the court finds that his early release was inappropriate, he'll be taken back into custody, Mulkins said.

Walraven is expected to live in Marion County upon his release.


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#2
Thanks for the update. I didn't move to Oregon until the mid 2000's so I've only followed since then. Given the brutality of the crime, this person no matter the age at the time, is lacking those qualities that prevent normal humans from doing these ghastly things. I think you either you have them or not, so letting him out is risky at best.

If the circumstances of the murder were less brutal, such as altercation between the two and things got out of hand, I could understand giving Trevor a chance given his young age at the time. I hope they find a way to keep him locked up, but it doesn't sound likely.    
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(01-21-2016, 08:39 AM)GPnative Wrote: We had a thread about this previously that is now closed.  Updating the story, the murderer is scheduled to be released.
A (shitbag) judge deems the murderer deserves to be set free, too bad the murderer did not offer Mr. Hull a chance to go free before executing him in cold blood. 

From the Daily Courier:

Bill Hull murderer Walraven will soon be a free man


[Image: news00001.jpg]
TREVER WALRAVEN


[b]By Melissa McRobbie of the Daily Courier[/b]
A judge on Tuesday ordered the release of convicted murderer Trevor Walraven by the end of the month.

Walraven and his brother, Josh Cain, carjacked and killed Black Bar Lodge owner Bill Hull in 1998 in one of the most notorious crimes in Josephine County history. Walraven was 14 at the time. He was convicted of aggravated murder two years later for the execution-style killing, and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

In September 2014, a "second look" hearing was held for Walraven under an Oregon law that allows certain juvenile offenders to be considered for early release once they've served half their sentence. At that hearing, after a series of witnesses testified that Walraven had been reformed, visiting Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Timothy Gerking ordered that Walraven be freed. He'd served 16 years of his sentence at that point.

The state appealed the ruling, arguing that Walraven, now 31, wasn't eligible for a "second look" hearing in the first place. That appeal is still pending.

Meanwhile, the state has been working to keep Walraven behind bars until the appeals process wraps up.

At Tuesday's hearing, District Attorney Ryan Mulkins told Gerking, "Common sense says that a person convicted of aggravated murder should not be released until the court is certain that he is entitled to such release."

Gerking denied Mulkins' motion to block Walraven's release and again ordered him freed, as he did previously at the second-look hearing.

"More than a year later, here we are again," Gerking said.


Walraven did not attend Tuesday's hearing, during which Mulkins asked that Walraven be kept in custody for another month. Walraven's lawyer, Portland-based appeals attorney Andy Simrin, said his client should be released as soon as possible.

"I think that they can find a key and open the door by the end of the month," Simrin said.

Gerking ordered Walraven freed by Feb. 1.

Hull, 65, of Sunny Valley, was carjacked at gunpoint on a rural road outside of Wolf Creek on July 26, 1998, then shot in the head. His body was dumped over the side of a logging road.

Despite protests of innocence at trial, Walraven confessed publicly for the first time at his second-look hearing. He testified that he and his brother planned the killing together, but said he acted alone while Cain slept at home.

Prosecutors said Walraven began drinking at age 10 and started using meth at 12. He and his brother were home-schooled and sometimes lived alone while their parents traveled to antiques shows. Their parents were away at the time Hull was killed.

After the murder, Walraven and Cain went on a joy ride in Hull's 1997 Chevrolet Suburban, taking two girls on a date that included a meal at Dairy Queen, video games at Abby's Pizza and a drive-in movie.

Cain, who was 18 at the time, was later convicted of murder and unauthorized use of a vehicle for the crime and is serving a 25-year sentence. Now 36, Cain's earliest release date is August 2023.


Gerking was brought in for Walraven's second-look hearing because several Josephine County judges have conflicts of interest in the case: Judge Pat Wolke was Walraven's trial attorney, Judge Michael Newman was the prosecutor, and Judge Thomas Hull is Bill Hull's brother.

The hearing was ordered by Josephine County's only other judge, Lindi Baker, but only after the Oregon Supreme Court told her she had to schedule it or show cause why it should not be held. The state Department of Corrections opposed the proceeding, but several corrections officers testified on Walraven's behalf as character witnesses.

At the conclusion of the second-look hearing, Gerking ordered that Walraven be released within 45 days. That deadline came and went, and Walraven remained behind bars — the state argued the government's appeal automatically put his release on hold.

In October, the Oregon Supreme Court ordered prison officials to release Walraven in accordance with Gerking's original order. Tuesday's hearing was a last-ditch motion by the state to block the release.

It's unclear when the state appeals court will rule on the argument that Walraven wasn't eligible for a second-look hearing. If the court finds that his early release was inappropriate, he'll be taken back into custody, Mulkins said.

Walraven is expected to live in Marion County upon his release.


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This guy would have been sentenced to life in a lot of other states. Some states have "capital murder" and a Felony murder. Felony murder means you kill someone while committing a felony.. Like stealing a truck.And you get life for that.
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(01-22-2016, 01:34 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(01-21-2016, 08:39 AM)GPnative Wrote: We had a thread about this previously that is now closed.  Updating the story, the murderer is scheduled to be released.
A (shitbag) judge deems the murderer deserves to be set free, too bad the murderer did not offer Mr. Hull a chance to go free before executing him in cold blood. 

From the Daily Courier:

Bill Hull murderer Walraven will soon be a free man


[Image: news00001.jpg]
TREVER WALRAVEN



[b]By Melissa McRobbie of the Daily Courier[/b]
A judge on Tuesday ordered the release of convicted murderer Trevor Walraven by the end of the month.

Walraven and his brother, Josh Cain, carjacked and killed Black Bar Lodge owner Bill Hull in 1998 in one of the most notorious crimes in Josephine County history. Walraven was 14 at the time. He was convicted of aggravated murder two years later for the execution-style killing, and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

In September 2014, a "second look" hearing was held for Walraven under an Oregon law that allows certain juvenile offenders to be considered for early release once they've served half their sentence. At that hearing, after a series of witnesses testified that Walraven had been reformed, visiting Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Timothy Gerking ordered that Walraven be freed. He'd served 16 years of his sentence at that point.

The state appealed the ruling, arguing that Walraven, now 31, wasn't eligible for a "second look" hearing in the first place. That appeal is still pending.

Meanwhile, the state has been working to keep Walraven behind bars until the appeals process wraps up.

At Tuesday's hearing, District Attorney Ryan Mulkins told Gerking, "Common sense says that a person convicted of aggravated murder should not be released until the court is certain that he is entitled to such release."

Gerking denied Mulkins' motion to block Walraven's release and again ordered him freed, as he did previously at the second-look hearing.

"More than a year later, here we are again," Gerking said.


Walraven did not attend Tuesday's hearing, during which Mulkins asked that Walraven be kept in custody for another month. Walraven's lawyer, Portland-based appeals attorney Andy Simrin, said his client should be released as soon as possible.

"I think that they can find a key and open the door by the end of the month," Simrin said.

Gerking ordered Walraven freed by Feb. 1.

Hull, 65, of Sunny Valley, was carjacked at gunpoint on a rural road outside of Wolf Creek on July 26, 1998, then shot in the head. His body was dumped over the side of a logging road.

Despite protests of innocence at trial, Walraven confessed publicly for the first time at his second-look hearing. He testified that he and his brother planned the killing together, but said he acted alone while Cain slept at home.

Prosecutors said Walraven began drinking at age 10 and started using meth at 12. He and his brother were home-schooled and sometimes lived alone while their parents traveled to antiques shows. Their parents were away at the time Hull was killed.

After the murder, Walraven and Cain went on a joy ride in Hull's 1997 Chevrolet Suburban, taking two girls on a date that included a meal at Dairy Queen, video games at Abby's Pizza and a drive-in movie.

Cain, who was 18 at the time, was later convicted of murder and unauthorized use of a vehicle for the crime and is serving a 25-year sentence. Now 36, Cain's earliest release date is August 2023.


Gerking was brought in for Walraven's second-look hearing because several Josephine County judges have conflicts of interest in the case: Judge Pat Wolke was Walraven's trial attorney, Judge Michael Newman was the prosecutor, and Judge Thomas Hull is Bill Hull's brother.

The hearing was ordered by Josephine County's only other judge, Lindi Baker, but only after the Oregon Supreme Court told her she had to schedule it or show cause why it should not be held. The state Department of Corrections opposed the proceeding, but several corrections officers testified on Walraven's behalf as character witnesses.

At the conclusion of the second-look hearing, Gerking ordered that Walraven be released within 45 days. That deadline came and went, and Walraven remained behind bars — the state argued the government's appeal automatically put his release on hold.

In October, the Oregon Supreme Court ordered prison officials to release Walraven in accordance with Gerking's original order. Tuesday's hearing was a last-ditch motion by the state to block the release.

It's unclear when the state appeals court will rule on the argument that Walraven wasn't eligible for a second-look hearing. If the court finds that his early release was inappropriate, he'll be taken back into custody, Mulkins said.

Walraven is expected to live in Marion County upon his release.


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This guy would have been sentenced to life in a lot of other states. Some states have "capital murder" and a Felony murder. Felony murder means you kill someone while committing a felony.. Like stealing a truck.And you get life for that.

I dont' know a lot about the Law, but don't most states have some exceptions for crimes (even murder) committed by juveniles? 
It's hard for me to belive that this guy can be "reabilated" even though he was only 14 years old at the time of this horridness event. Maybe put him in a "country club" facility if he is truly repentant but I don't think I would want him living next door. We were all 14 once. 
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That's what you get from your bleeding heart liberal judges.  He's one of your own...


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He's all yours Marion county, you can have the murderous sunuvabitch Mad Mad
Hopefully the appeals court will rule accordingly and throw his ass back in jail where he belongs, along with Judge Gerking.


Walraven freed; state's appeal still pending


By Melissa McRobbie of the Daily Courier



Trevor Walraven, the man who committed one of the most notorious murders in Josephine County history when he was just 14 years old, is a free man.

Walraven, now 31, was released Wednesday from the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem.

"There was not a lot of fanfare, but certainly an emotional thing when somebody walks out of custody after spending more than half their life in custody," his appeals attorney Andy Simrin said.

On a hot summer day in 1998, Walraven and his brother, 18-year-old Josh Cain, carjacked Black Bar Lodge owner Bill Hull in Wolf Creek, then shot him execution-style, leaving his body on a remote logging road near the Grave Creek Bridge. The two teens then drove around in Hull's Chevrolet Suburban, taking two girls on a date in the stolen SUV.

The crime sent shock waves through the county, and Walraven was sentenced in 2000 to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years.

In September 2014, Walraven was granted a "second look" hearing — Oregon law allows certain juvenile offenders to be considered for early release once they've served half their sentence.

After listening to testimony from a number of character witnesses who described Walraven's progress in prison, a judge found that he had been rehabilitated and ordered his release.

The state appealed, arguing that Walraven shouldn't have been eligible for a "second look" hearing in the first place — an argument based on a state statute pertaining to minimum sentences for juveniles convicted as adults of aggravated murder. The appeal is still pending.
Meanwhile, the state has fought vigorously to keep Walraven behind bars during the appeals process. After a series of back-and-forth legal maneuvers by the state and the defense that lasted more than a year, the state's bid to keep Walraven locked up was unsuccessful, and he was set free.

He'll reside in Marion County, where he'll be supervised by the local corrections office.

"He was released to community corrections officers, who took him to their office for processing and fitting with an ankle GPS device, and then they released him," Simrin said.

Walraven already has a job lined up in retail, his attorney said.

"He's lived in prison most of his life now. He's worked very hard to rehabilitate himself, but that doesn't mean the transition to everyday life is not going to have its challenges … I mean, it's a whole different world," Simrin said.

As an example, Simrin pointed to the leaps and bounds in technology since 1998. Walraven has used the Internet some; while incarcerated at the Oregon State Penitentiary, he worked at the prison laundry and was in charge of ordering supplies.

"He understands what email is," Simrin said.

Wednesday was a big day for Simrin, too — Walraven is his oldest client.

"I've been working on the case for 15 years," he said.

Walraven's brother, Cain, now 36, is still serving a 25-year sentence. His earliest release date is August 2023.

Prosecutors said during Walraven's trial that Walraven began drinking and using methamphetamine at an early age. The brothers were home-schooled and sometimes were left on their own at their remote home west of Wolf Creek for days at a time while their parents traveled to antiques shows.

Hull, 65, of Sunny Valley, was from a family with deep roots in Josephine County.

His father, Virgil Hull, founded Hull & Hull Funeral Directors with a cousin in 1928 and was later elected county coroner — a post he held for 20 years. Bill Hull, the eldest of four brothers, worked in the funeral business but left it in 1959 to pursue his passion for the outdoors. He and his wife, Sally, bought the Black Bar Lodge, a seasonal retreat tucked away along the wild section of the Rogue River below Grave Creek.

Hull's youngest brother Thomas is now a Josephine County Circuit Court judge. Because of that and other conflicts of interest on the Josephine County bench — Walraven's trial attorney is now a local judge, as is the prosecutor in the case — a visiting judge from Jackson County, Timothy Gerking, was brought in for Walraven's "second look" hearing.

There's no timeline for when the appeals court will rule on the state's argument that Walraven was ineligible for a "second look" hearing. Simrin said he expects it will take at least another few months.

District Attorney Ryan Mulkins said this morning that if the appeals court sides with the government, Walraven will have to be taken back into custody to serve out the rest of his sentence.

"It's my hope that the court will rule expeditiously," he said
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"He understands what email is," Simrin said.



Oh, GOOD....cause that's real f'ing important. Does he understand what being a cold blooded murderer is?? Does he understand how to live without killing people?? Does he understand he denied killing Mr. Hull right up until a couple years ago when the "second chance" loop hole for his case surfaced and he and his attorney gamed the system and played the "poor me" sympathy card that judge gerking lapped up and ordered the release???

But real glad he understands what email is Rolling Eyes
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