For Lorene Bible, Nov. 1 can't come soon enough. That's the date House Bill 1001 takes effect.
The bill, authored by Rep. Steve Bashore, R-Miami, adds accessory to murder in the first or second degree to the list of crimes requiring an offender to serve 85% of their prison sentence before being eligible for consideration for parole. Those convicted now will not be eligible to earn any type of credits that would reduce the sentence to below 85% of what was imposed.
The measure is named after Lorene's daughter, Lauria Bible, and her friend Ashley Freeman. The girls from Welch were kidnapped, tortured, raped and killed New Year's Eve 1999. They were both 16. Their remains have never been recovered. Ashley's parents, Danny and Kathy Freeman, were shot to death in the crime. Their remains were found in their mobile home that had been set on fire.
