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Kentucky child killer walks free as family says justice failed despite years of legal fights

Ronald Exantus walked free after serving his sentence for the 2015 home invasion that killed 6-year-old Logan Tipton, despite Logan's Law reforms.

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The Kentucky father whose 6-year-old son was stabbed to death while sleeping says the man found not guilty by reason of insanity in the killing received "a slap on the wrist" after being released from prison July 29 upon completing his sentence for assaulting three surviving family members.

Ronald Exantus was released from Kentucky Department of Corrections custody on July 29 after completing the sentence imposed for assaulting Logan Tipton's father and sisters during the 2015 home invasion that left the 6-year-old dead.

The case stunned Kentucky after prosecutors said Exantus broke into the Tipton family's home on Dec.

7, 2015, and fatally stabbed 6-year-old Logan Tipton while he slept.

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Kentucky child killer walks free as family says justice failed despite years of legal fights
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Ahead of Exantus's scheduled release, the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet also notified the trial judge, Commonwealth's Attorney Kelli Kearney and defense counsel that they could pursue involuntary hospitalization proceedings before his sentence expired if they believed it was appropriate under Kentucky law.
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The Kentucky father whose 6-year-old son was stabbed to death while sleeping says the man found not guilty by reason of insanity in the killing received "a slap on the wrist" after being released from prison July 29 upon completing his sentence for assaulting three surviving family members.

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