A Costa Mesa, CA, dentist convicted of killing three patients by giving them fatal doses of anesthesia has been denied parole, according to an article in the Daily Pilot.
Tony Protopappas, 65, administered fatal doses of a general anesthetic to three patients, ages 13, 23, and 31, from 1983 through early 1984. He was convicted for three murders and has spent more than 25 years in prison. At the time of the deaths, Protopappas was unlicensed to administer anesthesia and was abusing narcotics heavily.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger rejected his parole after the state parole board and a panel of appellate court judges recommended that he be released, the story said.
California law allows the governor to reverse parole decisions in murder cases.
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