Jennifer Peña found her murdered parents’ bodies when she was 13. Nearly three decades later, she's confronting their killer’s bid for clemency. Find our journalism more easily when you are searching for local coverage. Jennifer Peña raced home from middle school on a Friday afternoon two weeks before Christmas 1999, trying to beat her 3:30.
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Jennifer Peña found her murdered parents’ bodies when she was 13. Nearly three decades later, she's confronting their killer’s bid for clemency. Find our journalism more easily when you are searching for local coverage. Jennifer Peña raced home from middle school on a Friday afternoon two weeks before Christmas 1999, trying to beat her 3:30.
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