A Massachusetts man who has been asking for parole for nearly 30 years finally has his chance at freedom.
On Aug. 24, 1983, George Haggerty, of Springfield, was convicted of unarmed robbery, burglary and assault on occupant after a jury trial in Hampden Superior Court. He was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.
A year before, 29-year-old Haggerty broke into 82-year-old Ester Owens’ home by cutting part of a screen door on a fire escape, according to The Morning Union in 1983. Haggerty beat Owens and stole numerous items from her house…