# Horrific college girl slayings resurface as Gavin Newsom’s death row stunt slammed by DAs

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/horrific-college-girl-slayings-resurface-as-gavin-newsoms-death-row-stunt-slammed-by-das/
- Published: 2026-11-06T01:01:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T01:23:56+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/05/us-news/gavin-newsoms-death-row-commutation-faces-legal-hurdle-da-says/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Newsom commuted sentences for all 548 people on California’s death row.
- Prosecutors say 342 cases require California Supreme Court review.
- A victim advocacy group plans to challenge the decision.

## Summary

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s decision to commute the sentences of all 548 people on the state’s death row has drawn strong criticism from prosecutors and victim advocacy groups. They argue that the blanket move disregards individual jury verdicts and the families of murder victims, and say it may face legal challenges.

A constitutional rule requires California Supreme Court review of clemency for people convicted of a felony twice; prosecutors say 342 of the 548 death-row inmates fall into that category. San Luis Obispo County’s district attorney cited the late-1990s murders of college students Rachel Newhouse, Aundria Crawford and Kesha Gurke by serial rapist Rex Allan Krebs. A former district attorney leading the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation said the group plans to challenge the decision.

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