Even though Mark Cosman, father of murdered 17 year old Berlyn Cosman pleaded for release of his daughter’s killer – and even though the California Board of Parole Hearings approved release of the convicted killer for a second time, California Governor Jerry Brown late on Friday reversed Crowder’s parole suitability determination.
The murdered victim’s sister, Morgan, plus the Orange County District Attorney’s office led the fight to keep Crowder in prison. Morgan was denied her right as a victim next of kin to present her perspective at Crowder’s parole hearing because her father Mark Cosman was the only person from the family notified about the hearing.
Since Morgan was only 12 years old at the time of her sister’s murder, she was not listed separately from her father as a person to be notified of upcoming parole hearings. Mark Cosman was the only family member notified and he had very different ideas about what should be done with Paul Crowder. When Mark Cosman came out strongly in favor of parole, Morgan was of a different perspective.
After she learned of the decision to release Crowder, Morgan wrote letters and made phone calls to get out the message that she opposed Crowder’s parole. The trouble was, by that time, with the Parole Board’s decision already made, the only person standing between Paul Crowder and his release from prison was California Governor Gerry Brown.
“I was outraged, because my father is not the only voice in our family,” Morgan told OC180NEWS when she learned about the hearing and the decision to release Crowder. “Berlyn did not just have a father, she also had a mother and two sisters that loved her dearly. I wanted my voice to be heard and to say..’Look, this guy is not rehabilitated, he’s not taking any sort of action for his crime, and I disapprove.”
Apparently, the Governor of California agrees with Morgan. Citing public safety concerns, Governor Brown reversed Crowder’s grant of parole.
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It’s amazing that an unrepentent killer was approved for parole by the board. What were they thinking? Or, were they thinking at all? Even if the killing was an accident, as he claimed, there should be remorse. Mark Cosman appears delusional when claiming that Crowder is a “changed man.” I wonder upon what that statement was based.
Way to go Morgan— he still denies it …
Well– after 20 years anyone is a changed person…but it still looks like this fellow is unsuitable for parole for this murder. I say keep him in, living and breathing and enjoying life but away from the public…
What is your definition of remorse? If it means someone admitting to doing something in a way in which they didn’t well then everyone could be waiting for a long time.
Nobody knows how this person feels or what goes on in his daily life or all of the good he has done while being in prison for the past 20 years.
You can’t believe everything you read and I believe there is much more to this man.
Did somebody lose their life? Yes and that in itself is tragedy enough and 20 years time done for an accident is a long time.
Transcripts to hearings can be found online, read them and then make your own determination as there is a whole lot of info being put out there by the D.A. that is flat out UNTRUE.