Man who murdered 67-year-old Exeter man in 1995 denied parole

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A prisoner accused of murdering a 67-year-old man in the South Valley was denied parole for a second time.

49-year-old Gary Brasuell is serving a life sentence for killing the Exeter man back in 1995.

The victim was beaten with his own cane and then strangled with a rope.

Family members say the two occasionally lived together.

Brasuell admitted to getting in a fight with the victim before the violent attack.

He was found guilty of first-degree murder in 1997.

The Tulare County District Attorney's office secured a three-year denial of parole during a virtual hearing last week.