Sentenced to life, a killer of six wants to go free
CHARLESTON, Maine — Richard Steeves rose from his wheelchair in a prison hearing room and shuffled toward his seat before the Governor’s Board on Executive Clemency. He was flanked by guards, which is only understandable: He is locked up for life after killing six men.
Now 75, he wants to go home.
“Good morning, ladies and gentlemen,’’ Steeves said cheerily, exuding confidence that his clemency request would be approved.
He carried a box packed with printed material and pictures into a secure conference room at the Mountain View Correctional Facility, and made his case for mercy.
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