Adrian Peeler, a man convicted in the 1999 killings of a mother and her 8-year-old son, had his sentence commuted by outgoing President Joe Biden last week.

Adrian Peeler, a notorious Connecticut killer and drug dealer, was among the nearly 2,500 convicted criminals whose prison sentences were commuted last week by former President Joseph Biden. Peeler’s crimes horrified the state.

A Bridgeport man convicted of a brutal double murder that led the state to create a witness protection program has been granted clemency by former President Joe Biden. Adrian Peeler, 48, was initially sentenced to 25 years in state prison for the murder of Karen Clarke and her 8-year-old son,