A man at the center of a notorious “street family” killing that shocked the conscience of Portlanders more than two decades ago told the Oregon parole board on Wednesday that he has transformed into an empathetic and sober middle-age man worthy of release.
Carl Alsup, 40, was convicted in Multnomah County of aggravated murder in the 2003 torture and killing of Jessica Williams, who was 22 and disabled.
He told the parole board that he had spent the latter years of his incarceration focused on his personal growth and sobriety…