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Post by friends4ever on Apr 21, 2016 15:15:42 GMT -5
Today I am doing the hardest thing I have had to do in a little over 20 years... I am writing the Utah Parole Board and asking for them to keep my brother in prison!
I got a call 3 weeks ago that Steve is going to the Parole Board on May 3, 2016, I have been putting off this letter since then and can no longer procrastinate if I want my voice to be heard. Pray for me!
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Post by friends4ever on Apr 21, 2016 18:28:17 GMT -5
April 21, 2016 RE: Stephen E. Vargas #1*****
Melinda McLean
El Paso TX 79904
Dear Honorable Members of the Parole Board; My Name is Melinda McLean, I am 47 years old and have worked as an AAFES employee for a little over a year and am transferring when my husband PCS’s with the ARMY at the end of summer. I am the sister of Stephen E. Vargas #1***** and am writing this letter for you to take into consideration.
It is my belief that Stephen should be kept incarcerated and should not be released. It has been 20 years since he killed his wife, my best friend, and set into motion the events that ended in me finding her lifeless body. I have had to go through the last 20 years with the memory of how I found her and having to move from Utah to escape the looks and whispers because of being related to the man who killed his wife. This heinous act and his subsequent behavior led to our mother not having any contact for the first seven years of his incarceration, after he admitted to her that he killed Becky, and he was the only thing we disagreed on up until her death in 2011. In 2011 I went to see Stephen upon our mother’s insistence, she begged him to allow me to visit and he agreed. This visit was a good visit with her there, it was also the last visit for our mother. I also went to visit once after she died and in this visit I saw another side of Stephen and it was this visit that solidified my trepidation in wanting to visit him in the first place, he was angry and intimidating, I know he was hurting because he lost the only person in the world who could still see the good in him. I am honestly concerned if he gets out, for our sister Christine who he has always despised and has tried to hurt her before and stated to me that he would again. I’m afraid for our brother Robert who also testified against him and for myself and my kids. My father used to visit Stephen in prison until threats were made towards myself and my kids. Unfortunately Dad passed away in 2008 and I have no proof but this is something that has always been in the back of my mind if he ever gets out.
Sincerely yours,
Melinda McLean
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Post by pumpkin12903 on May 4, 2016 17:14:16 GMT -5
Today I am doing the hardest thing I have had to do in a little over 20 years... I am writing the Utah Parole Board and asking for them to keep my brother in prison! I got a call 3 weeks ago that Steve is going to the Parole Board on May 3, 2016, I have been putting off this letter since then and can no longer procrastinate if I want my voice to be heard. Pray for me! I'll keep you in my prayers. I see the date for the hearing was yesterday. I hope he didn't get parole!
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Post by friends4ever on May 10, 2016 0:09:44 GMT -5
So the Parole hearing was last week and it was so hard walking into the room filled with all of Becky's family not knowing if they harbored any bad feelings for our family. I can honestly say that the love they showed my family was AMAZING! I only wish he would have been able to turn around and see the solidarity in the room.
I was prepared to hear Steve say he killed Becky, but I was not prepared for the details he had to talk about. We now know he bludgeoned her with a hammer before leaving her then going back and finishing what restarted with a flashlight. We knew about the latter but the original weapon was never found and only speculated. We now play the waiting game as we have to wait at least 30 days to know whether the Parole will be approved or denied. I am pretty positive thatchy caught him in lies so I am hoping it will be denied.
Will update when I know more! Thank you for the prayers<3
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