Paul Kovacich, a K-9 commander serving life for his wife's 1982 murder, has a mixed message for the California parole board ahead of his first chance of freedom: He doesn't want an early release — and he didn't kill his beloved German shepherd.
Far from admitting guilt, the 76-year-old argues that newly discovered FBI misconduct should reverse his 2009 conviction in a cold case that haunted the Northern California foothills. His defense team contends that long-suppressed evidence debunks decades-old claims that Kovacich stomped Fuzz, his badge-wearing K-9, to death weeks before his wife disappeared. Her body has never been found.
