- Jeffery Allan Larson, convicted of killing girlfriend Nisha Fnu in 2016, goes before parole board.
- Larson expressed remorse and discussed past trauma during his parole hearing.
- Fnu’s family opposes parole, citing safety concerns; the board’s decision is expected in weeks.
SALT LAKE CITY — Jeffery Allan Larson didn’t have a criminal record prior to killing his girlfriend in 2016, and he hasn’t had any behavioral issues since being sentenced to the Utah State Prison.
But on Oct. 15, 2016, unresolved past trauma may have triggered Larson to act out violently against 24-year-old Nisha Fnu.
“I wasn’t thinking of the consequences of me reacting like that to cause harm to some other person. I was just caring about me,” Larson told the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole on Tuesday. “I wish I would have thought more into it instead of reacting.”…