Judge releases man convicted of 1992 murder from probation

Key Takeaways:

• A former Grafton man was convicted of murdering his father in 1992
• Judge Michael Kainen of Windham Superior Court oversaw the case
• The man has now been released from probation
• The decision occurred in Brattleboro
• The article was originally published on December 11, 2025

The Court’s Decision

Windham Superior Court Judge Michael Kainen has officially released from probation a man who was found guilty of killing his father in 1992. The ruling, which took place in Brattleboro, removes the individual from state oversight and effectively concludes the legal chapter of his decades-old murder conviction.

The 1992 Murder Conviction

The man, formerly from Grafton, was originally convicted for the murder of his father that occurred in 1992. Details about the crime remain minimal in publicly available information, but the gravity of the offense kept the individual under strict legal scrutiny for many years.

Ending State Oversight

For more than three decades, the convicted man remained under legal supervision. Judge Kainen’s recent decision means he no longer faces the regulations and restrictions tied to probation. By closing this chapter in the legal process, both the court and the individual move forward after a criminal case whose roots stretch back to the early 1990s.