More than forty years after a deadly armed robbery, convicted killer Timothy Pauley apologized to his victims and their families. “There is no excuse for what I did,” said Pauley, “I want to apologize and express my remorse for the horrific crime I committed.” Pauley got three life sentences for his involvement in the 1980 robbery of Seattle’s Barn Door Tavern. One of Pauley’s victims did not believe the apology. “It’s not real,” said Maggie Dowell. Dowell was stabbed, strangled, and left for dead in the bathroom of the tavern during the robbery. Three of her co-workers were killed during the robbery: her husband, tavern manager Loran Dowell, bartender Robert Pierre, and waitress Linda Burford. Pauley and an accomplice, Scott Smith, received life sentences in 1981, but changes in laws made their sentence up for review, including potential release on parole. Earlier this year the state’s Indeterminate Sentence Review Board determined Pauley was rehabilitated, and eligible for release. But Governor Jay Inslee, D-Washington, blocked Pauley’s release in July. READ THE FULL STORY: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/convicted-killer-apologizes-for-role-in-1980-triple-murder-victim-says-not-real/281-0b82d79d-5687-446d-9c69-abcd41d8266e