Man who raped, killed elderly Stockton woman may get parole. Terrified family says ‘no’

Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of sexual assault. If you or someone you know needs help, please call Women’s Center of San Joaquin County/PREVAIL (rape crisis center) at (209) 465-4878 or the 24/7 Sexual Assault Hotline: (209) 465-4997.

The grieving family of a 75-year-old Stockton woman who was raped, tortured and killed in 1996 by her teenage neighbor is speaking out as the man convicted of her killing seeks parole.

James Dennis Lynch, now 46, was convicted in 1997 of the Jan. 6, 1996, rape-murder of Hilda Armanino Boggiano, an older woman who lived alone and was awaiting knee surgery…

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