Convict freed early accused in 3 killings

A man who had been released early from prison in January as part of a mass commutation effort now is accused of three killings, including the death of a neighbor whose heart he cut out, authorities said.

A judge denied bail Tuesday for Lawrence Paul Anderson, who faces three counts of first-degree murder, one count of assault and one count of maiming for the attack this month in Chickasha.

Anderson is accused of killing Andrea Lynn Blankenship, 41, and cutting out her heart.

Authorities say Anderson brought the heart to his aunt and uncle’s house, cooked it with potatoes and tried to serve it to them before killing Leon Pye, 67, wounding the aunt, and killing Kaeos Yates, the pair’s 4-year-old granddaughter.