JOIN US AS WE PREPARE TO FIGHT BACK, AGAIN.
Frank Carlson was brutally murdered in 1974.
His killer was convicted and sentenced to death. The sentence was changed in 1976 to Life in Prison, with parole.
No judge or jury was involved in significantly reducing the brutal killer’s sentence. The sentence was not changed because it merited change, it was changed automatically when the Supreme Court declared the death penalty unconstitutional.
Now, after 17 parole hearings over 5 decades, the killer is up for parole again in 2023.
We need your help to keep this convicted murderer, rapist and arsonist behind bars for the rest of his natural life.
On the evening of April 18, 1974
A deranged, psychopathic killer broke into the home of my older brother, Frank Carlson, and his wife, Annette.
He wanted money. They gave him what they had. He wanted more.
He forced Annette to tie Frank up. He went on to torture and beat Frank to death with things he found in their home.
Once Frank was dead, the killer took Annette upstairs where he would spend the next four hours repeatedly raping and beating her. When he was finished, he left her for dead. To cover his crimes he poured paint thinner around the house and set it on fire. He left with stolen jewelry he would later pawn.
But Annette Carlson survived and lived to identify the killer. He was captured and convicted of first-degree murder, rape, torture, arson, burglary and other offenses. He was sentenced to death by a jury of his peers.
But that never happened.
Instead, my family has been forced to endure repeated, ongoing parole hearings for the murderer that began in 1980. In April, 2023. I will confront the killer at his 18th parole hearing.
For more than 40 years we have borne witness to the horrors of this event and done our part to remind the California State Board of Parole about the consequences of this crime and its lasting effect on society. Until the end of their days, my parents were forced to relive this event at each hearing. Now Annette and I are continuing this painful, unending quest to see that justice is done. But we need your help.
In April 2023, I will once again be forced to personally confront the individual that murdered my brother Frank Carlson, raped and tortured his wife Annette, and set fire to their San Francisco home. Please help us to keep the killer in prison.
Our Mission
To provide awareness and build support for victim’s rights and ensure that the justice system acts in the best interest of the public, protecting family members and providing peace of mind for years to come.
We urgently need your help. As of January 2023, the California Department of Corrections is accepting public comment in this matter. Your letters and emails to the California Department of Corrections Parole Board have real impact. This web site provides instructions on how to write a letter or pre-populated email (from anywhere in the world) to express your serious concerns and objections to parole being granted for this killer. Help us fight today!
48 Years Later:
The Fight Continues
For almost 50 years, we have borne witness to the horrors of this event and have done our part to remind the California State Board of Parole about the consequences of this crime and its lasting effect on society. Until the end of their days, my parents were forced to relive this event at each hearing. Now Annette and I are continuing this painful, unending quest to see that justice is done. But we need your help.
“My family has been forced to endure ongoing parole hearings for the offender that began in 1980. Next year, in April, 2023 I will confront the killer at his 18th parole hearing.”
— Eric Carlson, Frank’s brother
What to Expect
On April 25, there will be a hearing held by the Board of Parole to determine the eligibility of releasing the offender back into society. The Board is currently accepting public commentary regarding the hearing. We encourage anyone to provide their feedback in support of our quest to ensure the offender is retained in custody.
Thank you for taking the time to help us in this quest. Random killings are, thankfully, few and far between. But they happen. Only your voices can remind the State of California of their responsibilities to the victims of crimes like this one.
Please stand with us to ensure Angelo Pavageau is never released from prison.
PAVAGEAU HEARINGS: HISTORICAL STATISTICS
The Time to Fight is Now!
Keep peace of mind for Frank’s family
Keep a convicted murder, torturer and rapist behind bars where he belongs
Keep the Bay Area, the streets of San Francisco and all of California safe
Assure victims and their loved ones everywhere that people care…and care enough to act.
Frank Carlson's brother, Eric Carlson, shares the story of his family’s fight
Eric Carlson’s 2020 Statement to the Board of Parole Hearings
“It can happen to anyone”
Meet Frank Falzon
Frank Carlson’s killer was tracked and captured by (now retired) San Francisco Homicide Inspector, Frank Falzon. His career in law enforcement is fascinating and extensive, and thanks to his comprehensive approach, Frank’s killer has been convicted and is behind bars.
The story behind the police work that led to the capture and conviction of the killer is a particular case that stuck with Detective Falzon throughout his storied career and is recounted in a way only he could do.
New book by SF Homicide Inspector, 5-Henry-7
San Francisco Homicide Inspector 5-Henry-7 is retired detective Frank Falzon’s intensely personal inside story of an extraordinary career investigating one high-profile murder case after another during the ultra-violent 1970s and 1980s—a period one crime expert calls the “golden age of serial murder.” Now for the first time, Falzon shares details about thirteen of the most riveting murder cases that rocked San Francisco in his day and the techniques he employed to solve them.
San Francisco Homicide Inspector 5-Henry-7⏤Falzon’s individual radio call sign⏤sheds new light on how detectives worked to solve cases in a time without cell phones, ubiquitous surveillance cameras, computerized fingerprints, or DNA technology.
