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BOULDER — A man who killed his adoptive mother and grandmother with a hammer and knife was ordered released from prison despite objections from his adoptive father, who survived the attack.
John Engel, 22, was placed on lifetime probation Thursday and sent to Boulder County Jail after having served seven years in juvenile prison. He’ll be transferred to a halfway house, where he’ll begin serving a 32-year adult sentence.
Engel pleaded guilty in the 1999 slayings of Mary Elizabeth Reinschmidt-Engel, and her mother, Catherine Reinschmidt.
