Commuting life term in 1973 Omaha murder only fair, state board says
Source: Omaha World Herald
By Paul Hammel
LINCOLN — An inmate who has been in prison 40 years for an Omaha murder could be released by next year under a rare commutation granted this week.
The case marked only the third time in the past 23 years that the State Board of Pardons has commuted a life sentence for first-degree murder.
Laddie Dittrich, 67, was one of three men convicted in the 1973 slaying of John Wisotzkey in Omaha.
Wisotzkey, a 47-year-old trucking company official, had gotten into an argument with a prostitute over money. When he fled in his vehicle, Dittrich and others chased after him in their car, running Wisotzkey off Interstate 480 at about 24th Street.
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Read the FULL story. I agree with the pardon.
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