If the name sounds familiar, it should. Our good friends of over twenty years, the Melendis, have suffered the worst nightmare all parents can relate to. The abduction and murder of their daughter. Shannon Melendi and my son, Ryan, shared their birthdays in the same week in October. It also happened to be the week the Professional Photographers of Miami held their annual banquet to induct new officers. Luis and I always brought the kids to the banquet and had two birthday cakes for them. We were proud parents watching them grow up.
The loss of such a lovely and vibrant life is bad enough, but to think the confessed killer could get out of prison in just a few years is shocking. Help us to keep Butch Hinton in prison for LIFE as he should be.

Here is the info to send an email to the Parole Board. It’s very important to follow the directions and speak from your heart on behalf of Luis, Yvonne and Monique Melendi.

Emails should be address to: victimservices@pap.state.ga.us

The subject line should be: GDC ID#0001201616 (Colvin C Hinton III)

The subject line is very important as it is the Georgia Department of Corrections Identification number of Hinton.

Thank you for caring and helping us keep him behind bars where he belongs.

To our good friends the Melendis, we love you and support you in this fight.

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