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  PAUL INGRAM APPEAL: The Washington State pardons board which advises
Governor Mike Lowry held a hearing on whether to grant Paul Ingram a
pardon.  Paul Ingram, a former Thurston County deputy sheriff, has
served 8 of his 20-year sentence after he confessed to raping his
daughters during nightmarish satanic rituals -- crimes he now says
never happened. Anita Peterson, chairwoman of the pardons board, said
the panel will not decide until its next meeting on Sept. 6 whether to
pardon the former deputy. Gov. Mike Lowry, the ultimate arbiter of
Ingram's fate, won't make any determination until the board issues a
final ruling.
  Testifying at the hearing were Elizabeth Loftus, PhD, Richard Ofshe,
PhD, and Lawrence Wright who had chronicled the Ingram case after
conducting interviews of all parties. Thurston County Prosecutor Gary
Tabor, Thurston County Sheriff Gary Edwards and Ingram's son, Chad
Ingram also testified. Articles in the Seattle Times, 6/6/96, 6/8/96,
summarize the testimony presented at the hearing.