BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The California Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) has once again denied parole to Mark Tedeschi, the man convicted of murdering his ex-father-in-law, Robert Glynn Leisten, in 1995.
The Kern County District Attorney’s Office announced the decision, stating that Tedeschi continues to pose a current and unreasonable risk to public safety. Tedeschi was previously denied parole in June 2024.
On Nov. 10, 1995, Tedeschi shot Leisten in front of his 10-year-old daughter after a series of threatening calls to his ex-wife. The incident occurred when Leisten arrived to pick up his granddaughter for a weekend visit. Tedeschi was found guilty of second-degree murder in 1999 and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison…