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Clements was murdered by a former inmate who had spent most of his prison years in solitary confinement. Ironically, Clements had made it one of his goals as the new prisons chief to lessen the frequency of sending inmates to solitary confinement. This irony is rarely mentioned in any of the Post stories.
Another intriguing aspect of the Clements case is the possible role of an inmate from Saudi Arabia. Homaidan al-Turki is serving time because he was convicted of enslaving and sexually abusing a woman in his home. He had been seeking to be sent back to Saudi Arabia, where his behaviors would be seen as normal, instead of criminal. His request was turned down one week before Clements was murdered. Authorities consider him to be "a person of interest" in the investigation of Clement's murder.
The killer was driving a black Cadillac. He escaped to Texas, where he was shot and killed by a Texas law enforcement officer. In the Cadillac officers found a hit list that contained the names of more than twenty public officials in Colorado.
Clements was murdered March 19, 2013. The investigation has been going on for one year, and Clements' widow is angry that nothing is still known about the how and why.
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