CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. (Queen City News) — 67-year-old Roger Warren Clark will remain in prison after being denied parole by the North Carolina Parole Board.
In 1979, a jury convicted Clark of kidnapping and murdering 19-year-old Phoebe Barbee in 1978. Clark was sentenced to life in prison, but that didn't mean he would stay there.
In February, as they do every three years, Phoebe's family had to go before the parole board in Raleigh to make their case for why Clark should not be released.
Last week, the board sent a letter denying Clark parole, meaning he will return to prison in 2027.