Expect lengthy process, appeals before Gabrion could be executed

From our media partners at WOOD TV:

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Marvin Gabrion has spent more than 20 years in federal prison, convicted of the 1997 murder of 19-year-old Rachel Timmerman in Newaygo County’s section of the Manistee National Forest, which is federal land.

He is also believed to be responsible for the death of three others who were set to testify against him on allegations he raped Timmerman and for the disappearance and presumed murder of Timmerman’s 11-month-old daughter, Shannon VerHage.

The recent announcement from U.S. Attorney General William Barr that the federal government is slated to resume executions was met with consternation by civil rights advocates and hope by the father of one of Gabrion’s alleged victims.

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