{"id":1763,"date":"2026-03-21T07:37:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T07:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=1763"},"modified":"2026-03-21T07:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T07:37:58","slug":"california-man-darryl-lamar-collins-sentenced-to-life-without-parole-for-killing-fatima-johnson-after-parole-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=1763","title":{"rendered":"California man Darryl Lamar Collins sentenced to life without parole for killing Fatima Johnson after parole release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A\u00a0California man\u00a0who killed a Los Angeles mother of six less than a year after being paroled for a double murder under a youthful offender law was sentenced to life in prison, authorities said Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Darryl Lamar Collins, 55, was sentenced for the killing of his girlfriend, Fatima Johnson, a\u00a053-year-old\u00a0mother of six who was found dead by her daughters in her apartment\u00a0July\u00a04,\u00a02021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She was found with her wrists and ankles bound with shoelaces and duct tape, she was gagged with underwear and duct tape\u00a0was placed over\u00a0her mouth and nose.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Collins stole Johnson\u2019s cell phone, jewelry and her Lexus, prosecutors said.\u00a0Hours after the murder, he\u00a0pawned two of her necklaces\u00a0and sold her vehicle\u00a0for drugs.<\/p>\n<p>The killing happened 364 days after he was released from prison for two previous murders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDarryl Collins took three innocent lives. Today\u2019s sentence isn\u2019t just about punishment. It\u2019s also about protection from this sociopath to ensure he will never walk free again,\u201d Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis case shows exactly what can happen when someone with a history of extreme violence is released from prison early. We can only hope that three families who have experienced unimaginable loss find some measure of peace knowing he will never again be back in our communities.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Darryl Lamar Collins, 55, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing a mother of six in 2021 less than a year after he was released on parole for two murders in the 1990s. <span class=\"credit\">California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Fatima Johnson, 53, was found dead by her daughters in her apartment\u00a0on July\u00a04,\u00a02021.\u00a0 <span class=\"credit\">KTLA 5\/YouTube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Collins had previously been convicted of two\u00a0separate murders\u00a0in 1995 and was sentenced to two consecutive terms of 25 years to life.<\/p>\n<p>However, he was released after serving 25 years \u2014 half of his sentence \u2014 under a youthful offender parole provision enacted by state lawmakers in 2017. The law raised the cutoff for youthful offender parole from age 23 to age 25.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the two earlier murders, Collins was 24. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad the state legislature not changed the law in 2017, almost 20 years after Collins\u2019 sentencing, raising the age cutoff from 23 to 25 for youthful offender parole, Collins would have been behind bars rather than on the street and able to senselessly and brutally take another innocent life,\u201d said Hochman.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Collins had previously been convicted of two\u00a0separate murders\u00a0in 1995 and was sentenced to two consecutive terms of 25 years to life. <span class=\"credit\">KTLA 5\/YouTube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Sept. 17, 1995, Collins carjacked Derrick Reese, 28, who was using a payphone. After taking the vehicle, Collins backed up and shot Reese at least twice,\u00a0killing him.<\/p>\n<p>Eleven days later, Collins tried to rob a diner where Thomas Weiss, 44, was working as a cashier. Collins held Weiss at gunpoint and fatally shot Weiss in the face.<\/p>\n<p>On Jan. 15, 1998, Collins was sentenced to 50 years to life imprisonment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Johnson was found with her wrists and ankles bound with shoelaces and duct tape. She was gagged with underwear and duct tape\u00a0was placed over\u00a0her mouth and nose.\u00a0 <span class=\"credit\">KTLA 5\/YouTube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The California Parole Board has come under heavy scrutiny in recent weeks after it found two convicted serial child rapists \u2014 David Funston and Gregory Vogelsang \u2014 suitable for early release despite at least one admitting he still fantasizes about children.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>US Rep. Kevin Kiley, I-Calif., cited Collins\u2019 criminal history while calling for a review of the board\u2019s decisions and state early release laws.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalifornia\u2019s reckless laws and runaway Parole Board are getting our citizens killed,\u201d Kiley wrote on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital has reached out to the Parole Board.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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