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Fugitive Mom Arrested in San Diego After 32 Years on the Lam

foxnews.com — Susan LeFevre, now known as Marie Walsh, arrested by federal marshals after an anonymous caller tipped Michigan officials to her location.

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  • Jgal1, on 05/01/2008, -0/+2I hope they let her go, why should we pay for her to rot in prison when it's clear she knows how live a law abiding life. I would give her 10 years probation.
  • momofour, on 05/01/2008, -1/+2The point about putting her in prison and her being a burden on tax payers is a good one. However, she hasn't lived a 'law-abiding life'--she has been a fugitive from the law for 32 years. Lots of criminals don't break 'other laws' either...so they don't get caught for the one they did break. This is not really any different. She knowing broke the law when she escaped from prison. She was young and naive and according to this story, her parents were not very helpful or supportive. (Grandpa wasn't either--wonder if he spent time in jail for helping her? That would be an interesting fact to know). She should have worked within the appeal system to get her sentence reduced. Sounds kind of like she was 'scared straight' by prison. She could have been out in less than 10 years--probably less than 3 if she'd done it the right way.
    It sure will make it hard for law enforcement to keep people incarcerated if there's no penalty for her actions. Everyone can cry "the other inmates were mean to me...I will be good now-you should let me go."
    Maybe SHE should do the right thing and serve her time and show everyone how she learned her lesson about the consequences of poor decisions.
  • drachemorder, on 05/01/2008, -0/+2I think she should be pardoned, myself. People change a lot in thirty years, and I find it hard to believe she's any sort of threat to society that needs to be locked away.
    • lydecker, on 05/01/2008, -0/+2I have never wanted to be in support of a "criminal justice" system, but rather a "criminal reform" system. I agree, if someone commits a crime, they should attempt to pay whatever damages and help right what they have done wrong, and if they aren't at risk of doing so again, I see no problem with letting them become contributing members of society again.
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