KENOSHA COUNTY - A Kenosha County man is demanding the state deny parole for the man convicted of killing his parents inside their home more than 40 years ago - and a juror who helped convict the killer has joined his fight.

Bob Gelden says his family has lived with heartache ever since September 1984, when he rushed to his parents' house after noticing their phone was disconnected, only to find a crime scene.

TMJ4 The Gelden family

 Our wedding day, there's no mom and dad. It's their birthday, who do you call?  Gelden said.  My son's born, my daughter's born. Who do we call? 

According to autopsy reports obtained by TMJ4, John and Donna Gelden were shot a total of 36 times.

 He stood over her, shot her five times in the head as she was lying there dying. My dad, he was shot 23 times as he was crawling to get to my mom. He stood over him and shot him. Point blank range.  Gelden said.

TMJ4 Bob Gelden holding family photo

Court records show Dean Sabin fled the scene, but the bullet casings were traced back to his gun. A 1984 news report confirmed:  The bodies of John and Donna were found last night in a rural Salem Township home,  and Sabin was taken into custody on two counts of first-degree murder.

Bob says Sabin never confessed or shared a motive.

TMJ4 Dean Sabin in court 1984

 I can't think of any reason why anybody would ever want to do something like this. He didn't steal anything. He didn't rob them. He just killed them.  Gelden said.

The only sense of peace Bob says he felt was knowing Sabin would serve back-to-back life sentences. It wasn't until decades later that he learned life doesn't necessarily mean life in prison, due to state laws in place at the time of the murders.

Under Wisconsin's Truth-in-Sentencing law, which took effect in 2000, defendants must serve their full sentence. But under the law in place when Sabin was convicted, life sentences required only 13-and-a-half years before a defendant became eligible for parole.

According to records from the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, Sabin became eligible for parole after 27 years - the result of his 2 co

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