A convicted child-killer and rapist was denied parole by a jury, according to prosecutors, nearly a decade since his crimes shocked Santa Cruz County and the rest of the country.

A Santa Cruz jury has decided that a convicted child murderer and rapist will not be released from custody a little under a decade from when he killed his 8-year-old neighbor.

Prosecutors argued that Adrian Gonzalez, who raped and murdered an 8-year-old, is still a risk to the community and should remain in prison. Jurors agreed.

Hamas on Tuesday said that it will release the dead bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday, including the two youngest people held by the group, Kfir and Ariel Bibas. An electric truck-maker that sought to rival Elon Musk’s Tesla has filed for bankruptcy in the US after its founder was sent to prison for fraud.

Twelve jurors reached a verdict Wednesday deciding the fate of a man who murdered 8-year-old Madyson “Maddy” Middleton in Santa Cruz. Maddy’s