# MICHAEL RUIZ: DA identifies 49 local killers slated for Newsom’s death row clemency — and their crimes

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/michael-ruiz-da-identifies-49-local-killers-slated-for-newsoms-death-row-clemency-and-their-crimes/
- Published: 2026-11-12T18:10:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T21:06:46+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/us/michael-ruiz-da-identifies-49-local-killers-slated-newsoms-death-row-clemency-crimes
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Orange County’s DA plans a court challenge to Newsom’s blanket clemency push.
- The county identified 49 death row inmates who could be affected.
- Spitzer says clemency should be assessed case by case.

## Summary

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer says he will challenge in court California Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to commute the death sentences of all 548 people on the state’s death row. Spitzer argues that blanket clemency would ask the state Supreme Court to reverse decisions upholding the convictions and sentences, and says each request should be considered individually.

Spitzer’s office identified 49 Orange County inmates expected to be covered by the plan and highlighted cases including serial killer Randy Kraft, convicted of murdering at least 16 young men, and three inmates who killed police officers. The article also names Gerald Parker, who was sentenced to death after DNA evidence linked him to the killings of five women and an unborn child. Spitzer said his office planned to file its challenge on Monday.

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