GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The parents of a Zeeland native who along with his fiancée was murdered nearly 13 years ago got their first step toward closure last week.
For years, there were nothing but dead ends in the cold case investigation. Then on Friday, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said the killer was in custody. Authorities say Shaun Gallon shot and killed Jason Allen, 26, and his fiancée Lindsay Cutshall, 23, in August 2004 on a beach in Jenner, California.
Allen’s parents, who still live in West Michigan, spoke only to 24 Hour News 8 on Monday about the news that the man believed to have killed their son had been caught.
“I feel pity for him because he was being controlled by Satan and evil in this world,” Bob Allen said.
He and his wife, Delores Allen, have waited more than a decade for answers.
“After a certain amount of time, you start thinking, well, maybe it’s not going to be solved. So it did come as a shock but we were relieved,” Delores Allen said.
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