Carol Spadoni Jablonski, 46, was murdered on April 23, 1991, in her Burlingame, California, home. The killing was carried out by her husband, Phillip Carl Jablonski, who had a prior murder conviction and had been released on parole in 1990. On the day of the attack Jablonski went to Carol’s home where he shot her, suffocated her with duct tape, and stabbed her. Her mother, Eva Petersen, 72, was also shot and sexually assaulted during the same incident.

Jablonski was apprehended shortly after the crimes. Investigators recovered evidence in his car, including a tape recording in which he described the murders and the assault on Petersen; that recording and other evidence contributed to his conviction. A jury in 1994 found him legally sane and recommended the death penalty, and he was sentenced to death.

This case drew attention to parole decisions and supervision of violent offenders. Does anyone have information about Carol or her mother’s lives in Burlingame before April 23, 1991, that could help shed light on what happened?