On November 7, 2024, 1980s skateboarding visionary, Mark "Gator" Rogowski will for the third time in five years appear at a parole hearing for the 1991 brutal rape and murder of Jessica Bergsten. If past hearings are indicative, California Parole Commissioners may very well grant Rogowski's release. The final decision, however, again rests with Governor Gavin Newsom, who has twice in five years reversed the board's decision, keeping Rogowski imprisoned at Donovan State Prison in San Diego. As the November 7 hearing approaches, Rogowski's attorneys are pursuing a parallel strategy: a lawsuit challenging Newsom's previous parole reversal, claiming Newsom failed to provide adequate reasons for overturning the board's 2022 decision to release Rogowski from prison. MORE: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/investigations/former-professional-skater-rogowski-seeks-parole-third-time/509-fa52d073-be5f-46fd-b753-c87914c534fe