Nearly 30 years after a homeless man was murdered, a Massachusetts man remains incarcerated largely due to continued rage.
George Bingham was convicted of murder in the second-degree for the death of Michael Gustafson, 39. He was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.
On Aug. 21, 1995, 30-year-old Bingham beat and slashed Gustafson to death in Brockton after the two homeless men argued over who would go to the store to buy alcohol.
The next morning, Gustafson’s body was found in a wooded area behind a shopping plaza by another homeless man, who was collecting cans. He knew both Gustafson and Bingham.
On Oct. 27, 1997, following a jury trial in Plymouth Superior Court, Bingham was convicted of murder in the second-degree. He was first able to go in front of the parole board in 2011 but was denied.
He was also denied in 2014 and 2022.
During all of his parole board hearing, including on March 6, Bingham told the board he continues struggling with his anger.
“I can turn on someone just like that,” he told the parole board in 2014.
It’s also common for Bingham to change his medications prior to the hearing, which also happened in March.
“He has recently undergone medication changes and reported recent auditory hallucinations to the Board,” the board wrote. “Mr. Bingham’s history of violence and self-harm, and his history of medication noncompliance, concerns the Board as to whether he will be able to live and remain at liberty without violating the law and such that his release with be compatible with the welfare of society.”
The parole board denied his request for parole with a review in two years.
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