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January 13, 2017 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 3A Clatsop killer up for parole District attorneys oppose release By Amy Frazier KOIN 6 PORTLAND — In 1976, George William Nulph kid- napped and murdered a wom- an in Cannon Beach. He was let out of prison about 10 years later and then raped women in Portland. Now Nulph, who has spent the last 30 years in prison, is being considered for parole. The 64-year-old convict argues he’s no longer a threat to the community and should be released. But district attor- neys representing Clatsop and Multnomah counties are fight- ing to keep him locked up. The first case In 1976, Frances Chris- tians — the mother of two young children — was on her way home from work in Can- non Beach when Nulph kid- napped her, sexually assaulted her and shot her to death exe- cution-style. From The Daily Astorian, April 8, 1976: George William Nulph, a 24-year-old ex-Marine arrest- ed for murder and kidnapping charges Wednesday morning was arraigned on the charges in Clatsop District County Wednesday afternoon. He en- tered no plea. … Nulph was arrested at his residence at 165 S.W. Cedar, Warrenton, accused of ab- ducting 51-year-old Frances Ann Christians April 2 from Silver Point and taking her to a logging road and shooting her. Ms. Christians died of three gunshot wounds in the chest by a .22-caliber weapon after being sexually assault- ed. Police say they haven’t determined the motive in the slaying. …” Nulph was given a life sentence for the crimes that shocked Clatsop County. “Less than 10 years later, the Department of Correc- tions gave him a, quote, tem- porary leave and simply let him out of prison,” said Josh Marquis, the Clatsop County district attorney. The second case Weeks after he was let out of prison on a “tempo- rary leave” in 1986, he raped women in Multnomah Coun- ty. Nulph went to prison in 1987 for the sex crimes and was sentenced as a dangerous offender. “The reason Measure 11 passed, the reason we devel- oped even moderately tough- on-crime laws in the 1990s was because of cases like Nulph’s,” Marquis said. “One could make the argu- ment, I suppose, that the man has done 30 years in prison for the rapes, which was the minimum he was sentenced,” Marquis said. “Why not give him a chance, you know, to show that he’s, in fact, reha- bilitated himself.” The parole fight Nulph was sentenced for the sex crimes as a dangerous offender. Judge Stephen Her- rell sentenced him to a min- imum of 80 years. After 80 years, he could be considered for parole. Later that year, the parole board reviewed his sentence, deemed it excessive and re- duced it, making him eligible for parole now. According to court docu- ments, part of Nulph’s fight to get a parole hearing is his claim the anti-social person- ality disorder that made him dangerous is in remission. Marquis doesn’t believe that. “I can’t at this point share the psychological reports, but I can say that they are among the scariest I’ve ever read and I’ve handled over two dozen murder cases,” he said. Nulph’s good behavior, Marquis said is “because he’s in a facility (prison.) It’s sort of a Catch-22.” Marquis argues that not only is Nulph still dangerous, he was never held accountable for committing the sex crimes during his murder release “be- cause it (the murder) was lost by the institutional memory of the state of Oregon.” Marquis admitted, though, Nulph was punished for the sex crimes in 1986. “In fairness, he was pun- ished for the crimes of rape and sodomy by Multnomah County and the judges that had authority over that. And in fairness the parole board that exists today bears no re- lationship either to the institu- tion or the people that existed back in the ’70s and ’80s.” But his concern is based on the law. “As bizarre as this sounds,” Marquis said, “the parole board is obligated to impose the rule of law that existed when he committed the crime, which is essentially 1976.” If his full sentence had re- OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SUBMITTED PHOTO George Nulph in his most recent prison photo. George Nulph in his 1976 booking photo from Clat- sop County. SUBMITTED PHOTO Frances Christians, seen in an undated photo, was killed in April 1976 by George Nulph. mained in place, he would not have been eligible for parole until around 2062. But now, for the first time, Nulph gets a parole hearing this morning at the Oregon State Correctional Institution in Salem. A deci- sion could take several weeks. its hinges. Arrived and found crawl space access had blown open due to wind. Reinstalled and secured. Jan. 7 Jan. 5 1:12 p.m., 300 Block Elk Creek Road: Officer assisted subjects change a flat tire. CANNON BEACH POLICE LOG Dec. 31 11:57 p.m., Beach/Gower Street: Fireworks found and destroyed by officer. Jan. 1 12:42 a.m., 1400 Block South Spruce Street: Fireworks offense. Fireworks observed in area. Unable to locate. 1:25 a.m., 1100 Block Avenue B: Male subject arrested for DUII. A BAC of 0.16 percent was obtained. Subject was booked and released to a sober responsible. 9:20 a.m., Highway 101/Milepost 27.5: Motor vehicle incident. 5:33 p.m., Beach/Umpqua: Reported dog at large. Officer arrived on scene. Dog was reunited with owner and officer cleared. 6:01 p.m., 100 Block Brallier: Subject called 911 wanted the police to pick up his girlfriend and bring her to him. He was advised about misuse of 911. He later called the business line and said she had returned home a few moments later. 7:12 p.m., Warren Way/Hemlock Street: Subject stopped for traffic violation. Subject cited for driving while suspended and no insurance. Subject’s license was recovered by officer. Subject was given a courtesy ride to Arch Cape. Officer cleared. Jan. 2 1:17 p.m., 2500 Block South Roo- sevelt: Officer responded to assist Seaside Police and Seaside Fire Department with a violent subject. 10:46 p.m., Highway 101/Milepost 32: Officer found injured owl in the middle of highway. Officers were un- able to get the owl into a carrier. Owl was last seen on the right shoulder of the northbound lane of Highway 101 and the third exit. borhood. The dog was brought by a neighborhood resident to a con- struction crew. The crew called the police department. A phone number search identified the owner. Own- ers were out of town. The dog was transported to CBPD. The dog sitter was identified and claimed the dog. 10:40 p.m., Highway 101/Milepost 29: Officer removed deceased animal from the roadway, due to it being a traffic hazard. 10:47 p.m., Highway 101/Milepost 29: Fugitive. 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