(Wisconsin Department of Corrections)
KENOSHA, Wis. — "I believe a life sentence should mean life incarceration."
Those are the words of Bob Gelden, whose parents, John and Donna Gelden, were brutally murdered inside their Salem home in 1984. Forty-two years later, the family is once again being forced to relive the tragedy as Dean R. Sabin, now 62, who was just 20 years old when he committed the murders, is scheduled to appear before Gov. Tony Evers' (D) Wisconsin Parole Commission this November. The Gelden family says Sabin should die in prison, and Kenosha County District Attorney Xavier Solis has formally urged the Parole Commission to deny his release.
(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
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So sorry for the Gelden family having to relive this. Evers is going to open the prison floodgates before he leaves, hopefully this guy is not one of them. I’m not going to hold my breath.
In Arizona, someone was given just 20 years for randomly murdering a man
at a restaurant ………. RANDOMLY and for NO reason at all.
20 years.
He’ll be out when he’s like 40 something.
People everywhere just don’t realize how bad stuff is –
and they don’t seem to care.
The average American today, after 45 years of general prosperity, public education anesthesia and social feminizing indoctrination, are apathetic, don’t care, and are careless to a fault, without any sense of personal responsibility, until/unless they or their loved ones are personally affected. Then it’s everyone else’s fault.
The tragedy of this Sabin case is not just the injustice of a likely early release of a violent animal and the political insult to the affected family, but moreover, the social and financial cost of the animal’s 40 years of free hots and a cot, TV, and recreation PLUS the upcoming continuous welfare cost to house the animal after release, being effectively unemployable. A best case outcome example: the Shawshank Redemption murderer with the pet bird who was paroled after 40+ years, then forced to work as a disliked grocery bagger who deeply missed his easy prison life and then hanged himself. Or perhaps he will be “unlived” by his own kind in a roach motel welfare setup. But don’t count on either of them, instead, expect your state tax bracket to go up.
Regarding the AZ case: AZ has turned Blue and today Phoenix is filled with homeless encampments all over the Valley. The 20 year sentence for a random kill is standard out there, per a contact in the AZ justice system. In AZ’s deep Red/Crimson past, this outrageous outcome would never have passed. The perp would have been sent to Florence’s Death Row via prompt judicial action, by very Republican judges of that period, which decayed away over the last 15 years.
Contrast WI and AZ with FL: Gov Desantis signed off and coordinated 19 executions last year and is on a roll this year. Next up are two 70-80 year old, physically infirm White Trash that are out of appeals. Desantis has signed their Death Warrants and scheduled both to be executed shortly, despite the standard repulsive pleas for “mercy”. This is exactly what the Silent Majority want, but yet remain too timid and morally confused outside of FL (AL and TX to a lesser extent) to demand.
DA solis is right, his responsibility is to protect the citizens of kenosha, AS IN KELLAN JAMES JENSEN 15 AND HOPE ARLENE JENSEN 11, AND MOLLY MALONE JENSEN 22, my children and especially since children are the foremost of citizens to be protected since adults are making decisions for them at times yet they absolutely have the constitutional right to not be unlawfully kept from their LOVING FATHER FOR 2 YEARS THIS SEPTEMBER 23RD 2026 for an unlawful arrest and my wife having her own daughters as pawns while the only eye witness to Paul jensen not only not having committed a crime but was me calmly trying to deescalate the disorderly conduct of my wife as my son witnessed and not my daughters.
Citizens of Kenosha may not read this tonight 7-14-2026 as KCE refuses to post my comments when they expose corruption in Kenosha but I assure you they will be read by the public as I will disseminate these saved comments on a platform soon as Americans have freedom of speech, right?
Also, I have John Doe complaints open against the officers iny case 24Cm1301 with a hearing for 1 of the cases on September 2,2026 for 26jd3
Life is life. If is paroled than his life needs to be Unlived
The DA who prosecuted the case, Bob Zapf, will be, according to state policy, notified and his input solicited.
I think he gone.But no possible reason to let this fool out
Obviously this POD does not have any regard for human life.But our worst governor Evers will probably let him go!
POS
Let him out, it’s not fair others serve less time for the same crime. I’m sure he will use this opportunity given to become a great productive member of society. I see a future philanthropist in the making.