On June 27, 2013, the Board of Prison Terms denied parole to Plymouth resident Jack Sackrider for the murder of Tina Ray Foligno. This was Sackrider’s first eligible parole date.

On July 28, 1999, Tina Ray Foligno told a friend that she was going to Jack Sackrider’s house. Sackrider and Foligno had been involved in a relationship and she was going to end it. Ms. Foligno told a witness that if she did not report to work the next day, to come back and look for her. On July 29, 1999, when Foligno failed to report for work, she was reported missing. The Amador County Sheriff’s Office conducted an investigation that eventually led to Sackrider admitting that he had accidentally killed Foligno. However, the evidence showed that Foligno had been beaten to death with a piece of wood causing massive blood loss, a punctured lung, bruising to the head and a ruptured liver. Sackrider placed Foligno’s body in the trunk of his vehicle and dumped her body down a mineshaft. He pled guilty to second degree murder and is serving a sentence of 15 years to life in state prison.

Today, Sackrider continues to maintain that he acted in self-defense and that Foligno died as a result of hitting her head on the corner of a bed after he pushed her. The Parole Board determined that Sackrider was not credible, lacks insight into the life crime and displays superficial and self-centered remorse. In commenting on Sackrider, the Board stated, “We’ve got a violent man who inflicts pain on women,” and is not suitable for parole. Sackrider will not be eligible for parole consideration again for 5 years.

The Amador County District Attorney’s Office personally appeared at Sackrider’s parole hearing in Avenal State Prison and opposed his release.

The Amador County Sheriff’s Office also opposed his release.