California black man paroled under 'youthful offender' provision for 2 murders kills again less than a year later

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sion-2-murders-kills-again-less-year-later 

A California man who killed a Los Angeles mother of six less than a year
after being paroled for a double murder under a youthful offender law
was sentenced to life in prison, authorities said Friday. 

Darryl Lamar Collins, 55, was sentenced for the killing of his
girlfriend, Fatima Johnson, a 53-year-old mother of six who was found
dead by her daughters in her apartment July 4, 2021. 

She was found with her wrists and ankles bound with shoelaces and duct
tape, she was gagged with underwear and duct tape was placed over her
mouth and nose. 

Collins stole Johnson's cell phone, jewelry and her Lexus, prosecutors
said. Hours after the murder, he pawned two of her necklaces and sold
her vehicle for drugs. 

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KILLS BELOVED LAB TECH OUTSIDE LIBRARY 

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Darryl Lamar Collins, 55, was paroled early for two separate murders and
was free for less than a year when he killed his girlfriend in Los
Angeles.  (Getty Images; California Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation) 

The killing happened 364 days after he was released from prison for two
previous murders. 

"Darryl Collins took three innocent lives. Today’s sentence isn’t just
about punishment. It’s also about protection from this sociopath to
ensure he will never walk free again," Los Angeles County District
Attorney Nathan Hochman said. 

"This case shows exactly what can happen when someone with a history of
extreme violence is released from prison early. We can only hope that
three families who have experienced unimaginable loss find some measure
of peace knowing he will never again be back in our communities." 

Collins had previously been convicted of two separate murders in 1995
and was sentenced to two consecutive terms of 25 years to life. 

However, he was released after serving 25 years — half of his sentence —
under a youthful offender parole provision enacted by state lawmakers in
2017. The law raised the cutoff for youthful offender parole from age 23
to age 25. 

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PRIOR SLAYINGS 

At the time of the two earlier murders, Collins was 24.  

"Had the state legislature not changed the law in 2017, almost 20 years
after Collins’ sentencing, raising the age cutoff from 23 to 25 for
youthful offender parole, Collins would have been behind bars rather
than on the street and able to senselessly and brutally take another
innocent life," said Hochman. 

On Sept. 17, 1995, Collins carjacked Derrick Reese, 28, who was using a
payphone. After taking the vehicle, Collins backed up and shot Reese at
least twice, killing him. 

Eleven days later, Collins tried to rob a diner where Thomas Weiss, 44,
was working as a cashier. Collins held Weiss at gunpoint and fatally
shot Weiss in the face. 

On Jan. 15, 1998, Collins was sentenced to 50 years to life
imprisonment. 

The California Parole Board has come under heavy scrutiny in recent
weeks after it found two convicted serial child rapists — David Funston
and Gregory Vogelsang — suitable for early release despite at least one
admitting he still fantasizes about children. 

U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley, I-Calif., cited Collins' criminal history while
calling for a review of the board's decisions and state early release
laws. 

"California's reckless laws and runaway Parole Board are getting our
citizens killed," Kiley wrote on X. 

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Parole Board. 


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