Event Brief
Oct 15, 2026 at 11:20 AM ET
Underwood Granted Sixth Parole Reprieve
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Shade Underwood, 66, has been granted his sixth reprieve from parole after serving decades for the 1981 shotgun killing of his friend Ernest Ward in Morgan County. The recurring parole hearings have repeatedly forced Ward’s elderly family to revisit the case, despite their pleas.
WHO: Shade Underwood and Ernest Ward’s family
WHAT: Underwood was granted his sixth reprieve from parole.
WHEN: Reported Oct 15, 2026 at 10:11 AM ET
WHERE: Morgan County, Tennessee
WHY: The reprieve follows recurring parole hearings for Underwood, who was convicted of second-degree murder in Ward’s 1981 killing.
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