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FILE - In this Dec. 14, 1984, file photo, fugitive Don Nichols, right, is lead into custody along with his son, Dan Nichols, after their capture several hours earlier near the Bear Trap Canyon about 30 miles west of Bozeman, Mont. The two men were charged with homicide, kidnapping, aggravated assault and intimidation for the kidnapping of Bozeman biathlete Kari Swenson and the murder of Alan Goldstein on July 16, 1984. Self-described "mountain man" Don Nichols was granted parole Thursday, April 27, 2017, after serving nearly 32 years for kidnapping the work class athlete on a training run in July 1984 and killing her would-be rescuer. (AP Photo, File)
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FILE - In this April 27, 2012, file photo, Don Nichols appears before the Montana Parole Board at the State Prison in Deer Lodge, Mont. The self-described "mountain man" was granted parole Thursday, April 27, 2017, after serving nearly 32 years for kidnapping a world class athlete on a training run in July 1984 and killing her would-be rescuer. The Montana Board of Pardons and Parole agreed to release Don Nichols, now 86, after a hearing at the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge, Mont. (Nick Wolcott /Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP, File)
