Parsons ponders criminal justice through art

By: Ben Baker

Outlets: Keene Sentinel

Published: November 7, 2026

Words: 1,361

Last Updated: 2 days, 3 hours ago

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When Alex Parsons was just 10 years old, his community suffered an unthinkable tragedy. As a fifth-grade student in Springfield, Vt., his world was shattered when his classmate Katy was abducted and murdered by serial killer Gary Lee Schaefer in 1983.

Schaefer’s killings of at least two Springfield girls from 1979-1983 rocked Parsons, now 53, to his core, but it also planted a seed in his mind. From there, he said, he developed a lifelong fascination …

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