James Riva II, 67, who has been behind bars for more than four decades, was found guilty of second-degree murder in 1981. He was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.

NATICK — The state Parole Board has for the fifth time denied release for James Riva, of Marshfield, dubbed the "Vampire Killer," after he stabbed and shot his grandmother in 1980 and tried to ...

James Riva II, 67, was found guilty in 1981 of murdering his grandmother Carmen Lopez in her Marshfield, Mass., home on April 10, 1980, according to a parole board statement. He was sentenced to ...