A state parole panel on Thursday unanimously rejected parole for Patricia Columbo, the Elk Grove Village woman convicted of murdering her parents and 13-year-old brother in 1976. Columbo, now 69, is serving an indeterminate 200-to-300-year sentence and has been appearing before parole boards for decades. The latest denial came after hours of emotional testimony from relatives and longtime investigators who urged officials to keep her in prison.
The Illinois Prisoner Review Board recorded its unanimous vote at a March 26 en banc meeting, as reported by the Chicago Sun-Times. Family members again told the board they believe Columbo should never be released, and a representative from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office also pressed the panel to deny…..