Convicted Rapist and Murderer to Soon Be Out of Prison as Gavin Newsom Refuses to Stop Release

California Governor Newsom's Silence Seals Release Of 1974 ‘Eucalyptus Grove’ Killer - Tampa Free Press

San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow issued a scathing response Wednesday following the news that Alberto Tamez, Jr., a man convicted of a brutal 1974 murder, is being released from the California Men’s Colony. The release comes after Governor Gavin Newsom declined to intervene or reverse a December 2025 parole board decision, a […] California Governor Newsom’s Silence Seals Release Of 1974 ‘Eucalyptus Grove’ Killer

Convicted rapist and murderer to soon be out of prison as Gavin Newsom refuses to stop release

Alberto Tamez was convicted of kidnapping, raping and strangling Genevieve Adaline Moreno in Nipomo in 1974.

Nipomo Reeling As 1974 Barroom Killer Walks Free After Newsom Sits It Out

A man convicted of murdering a Nipomo bartender in 1974 is now eligible for immediate release after state officials declined to step in. Alberto Tamez Jr., now 75, was granted parole by the state parole board late last year, and that decision became final when the governor took no action on April 24, 2026. The move has drawn sharp criticism from San Luis Obispo County prosecutors and residents who still remember the killing. DA Condemns Decision…