Man convicted in 2001 murders of Dartmouth professors asks court for chance at parole

Robert Tulloch, who was 17 when he and a friend killed a pair of married Dartmouth College professors 25 years ago, is now asking a Vermont court to reduce his life sentence to a minimum of 30 to 40 years. Tulloch, now 43, filed the motion seeking a resentencing hearing under a state law that allows juvenile offenders to later apply for parole.

Robert Tulloch, now 43, was automatically sentenced to life without parole after pleading...

KTARMan who killed Dartmouth professors at 17 seeks reduced prison sentence

The 2001 killings of professors Half and Susanne Zantop shocked the Dartmouth community and led to a highly publicized investigation. Tulloch and his friend, James Parker, both teenagers at the time, were arrested months later. Parker later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 years to life, while Tulloch took his case to trial and received an automatic life term.

A Vermont man who was 17 when he and a friend killed a pair of married Dartmouth College professors 25 years ago wants his life sentence reduced to a minimum of 30 to 40 years.

The IndependentMan who killed Dartmouth professors at 17 seeks reduced prison sentence

Tulloch's request comes amid a broader national debate over sentencing for minors, with courts increasingly recognizing that adolescents are less culpable than adults. Under the Vermont law cited in his motion, offenders sentenced as juveniles may petition for a reduction after serving at least 20 years, a threshold Tulloch has now passed. The state has yet to formally respond to the filing, according to The Independent.