Fetterman Was ‘Happy’ to Release Murderer Who Stabbed Man 26 Times With Garden Shears

As much of the political punditry on the right continues to focus on Pennsylvania Democrat Senate hopeful John Fetterman‘s post-stroke mental competency, a deeper dive into his past reveals a man whose views on compassion and the criminal justice system fall far outside those of mainstream America.

One case in point was the vote of the then-lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania to free a thug who hacked a man to death with garden shears and later tried to hire a hitman to kill his accomplice in the brutal murder. As reported by Washington Free Beacon, Charles “Zeke” Goldblum was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1976 killing of George Wilhelm as part of an insurance fraud cover-up.

According to prosecutors, Goldblum and an accomplice, Clarence Miller, lured Wilhelm to a Pittsburgh parking garage, where Goldblum stabbed the man 26 times. While out on bail, Goldblum tried to hire an undercover police officer to murder Miller, who fingered Goldblum for the crime.

In other words, a brutal convicted murderer who any “sane” [sarc] person would be “happy” to set free.

Here’s more, via Free Beacon:

Goldblum, who has maintained his innocence, was poised to die in prison, having unsuccessfully appealed for clemency seven times. But in 2019, Pennsylvania’s Board of Pardons, which Fetterman chairs, voted unanimously to release Goldblum from jail, overriding the wishes of Wilhelm’s family.

To justify its decision, the board points to the judge and prosecutor on Wilhelm’s case, who have since concluded he was the accomplice rather than the principal assailant.

But in 2007, a federal appeals court rejected Goldblum’s request for an evidentiary hearing, writing, “there is just too much evidence here establishing Goldblum’s guilt.” Both judge and prosecutor have been vague about what information motivated their reversal, and no one has claimed Goldblum is innocent of the hitman charge.

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