IN - John, 2, & Christopher Shanklin, 6 mos, smothered, White County, 1974

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A woman serving a 45-year sentence for murdering her grandson faces another 40 years in prison after confessing to killing her two young sons in 1974.

Elizabeth K. Shanklin, 58, an inmate at the Rockville Correctional Facility, will be sentenced Nov. 17 in White Superior Court.

Shanklin told investigators during a 2003 prison interview that she had killed her 6-month-old son, Christopher, and 2-year-old son, John, in 1974 because she wanted the attention they were getting, according to court documents.

Christopher's June 1974 death was at first attributed to sudden infant death syndrome, and John's death three months later was attributed to bronchitis.
http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=4016598
 
Elizabeth K. Shanklin

Housed: Indiana Women's Prison

Sentence Date: 05/24/1996
Offense: Murder
Sentence: 40 years

Sentence Date: 11/17/2005
Offense: 2 counts Murder
Sentence: 20 years each count

Earliest Possible Release Date: 11/24/2035
 
I'm confused....her earliest possible release date is 2035 so what about the two 20 year sentences? How come those aren't factored in? It must just be me not understanding or reading correctly, it happens all the time LOL.
 
Each 20 year sentence is calculated at half time for parole purposes. Almost all sentences get cut in half for "good time" credits.
 

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