Granholm frees woman who fatally stabbed ex-fiance

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By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Aug 5, 2008 at 9:40 PM EST

Story Updated: Aug 5, 2008 at 9:40 PM EST

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Jennifer Granholm has commuted the life sentence of a woman who fatally stabbed a man for canceling their wedding, then torched his bed.

Granholm's order means 56-year-old Kylleen Hargrave-Thomas of Bloomfield Hills goes free Sept. 2 after 11 years in prison for first-degree murder.

Granholm spokeswoman Liz Boyd says the state Parole Board recommended the commutation. The Detroit News says Granholm has commuted 43 sentences, 25 this year.

Hargrave-Thomas was convicted for the 1991 killing of 42-year-old Joe Bernal of Westland. A federal judge overturned the conviction, saying her lawyers offered an inadequate defense. An appeals court reinstated the conviction.

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Information from: The Detroit News, http://www.detnews.com

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