Missouri governor commutes life sentence in 1982 crime
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 68-year-old Missouri woman who was sentenced to life in prison in 1982 for her role in a robbery that resulted in a man's slaying was freed from prison Wednesday after Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens commuted her sentence to time served.
Advocates have for years supported releasing Judy Henderson, who investigators said persuaded Springfield jeweler Harry Klein to drive out of Springfield with her on July 13, 1981. Henderson's boyfriend, Greg Cruzen, shot Klein while trying to steal jewelry, Greitens said, but Cruzen was acquitted of the crime. The judge at Henderson's trial said she played a "relatively minor" role.