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David Allen
Chapin, 60, was deemed "unsuitable for release" by the Ohio
Parole Board on Wednesday, said JoEllen Smith of the Ohio
Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
Chapin shot Donald Liming in the eye in their apartment in
Milford, Ohio, during an argument over religion on Oct. 3, 1978.
Chapin was a Baptist, while Liming had said he was a Catholic, a
Buddhist and a pagan, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported.
At the time of the shooting, both men were 23 and longtime
friends, the newspaper said.
During the murder trial, Chapin pleaded not guilty by reason of
insanity. He told a court ordered psychiatrist that he ate
Liming's brain as part of a "mutual agreement" between the
roommates, the newspaper said.
Chapin, serving a life sentence at the Allen Correctional in
Lima, Ohio, cannot be considered for parole again until December
2018, Smith said.
Clermont County Prosecutor Vince Faris said his office would
continue to object to the release of Chapin, supporting
relatives of Liming who want Chapin to remain in prison.
(Reporting by Justin Madden in Chicago; Editing by Andrew Hay)
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