Dori: Felon released by WA judge charged with killing Idaho couple

On the same day Idaho innkeepers Rory and Sara Mehen were hosting summer guests at their charming, small town bed-and-breakfast, a July 22 decision by a judge 450 miles away in Washington state would allegedly lead to their deaths.

Court documents from both states show John Cody Hart, 28 – who was released from jail in Vancouver, WA, despite objections from Clark County prosecutors – is a mentally ill transient felon who appears to have shot the couple Oct. 1 at the front desk of their historic Hartland Inn in New Meadows, ID.

An argument over socks appears to have triggered the killings.

According to reports obtained by The

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