Placer County District Attorney's Office is urging the community to take action against the parole hearing for Justine Vanderschoot's murderer, Daniel Bezemer. Photo courtesy of Placer County 

ROSEVILLE, CA (MPG) - The Placer County District Attorney’s Office announced that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has scheduled another parole hearing for Justine Vanderschoot’s murderer, Daniel Bezemer, on Dec. 18, 2025 – well in advance of its previously scheduled date and right before the Christmas holiday.  

This hearing was advanced to be heard merely two years into Bezemer’s previous five-year denial issued by the Board of Parole Hearings in 2023. 

“The Vanderschoot family has had to endure nearly every post-conviction policy failure in California,” said Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire. “This family has been pulled back to hearings seven times in seven years, and now they are having to return early to yet another parole hearing that should not happen for three more years.”  

The DA’s Post-Conviction Unit, which includes a dedicated prosecutor and a victim advocate, will once again stand beside the Vanderschoot family at this hearing. 

The Placer County District Attorney’s Office is once again asking the community to: Sign the petition asking CDCR Board to deny parole; Write a letter to CDCR opposing Bezemer’s release; Demand answers from CDCR on why this early advancement was granted, retraumatizing the Vanderschoot family during the holidays. 

The law requires a defendant to explain the change in circumstances that would justify an earlier hearing date.  Families like the Vanderschoots continue to face unexpected hearing advancements, shortened denial periods, and early release decisions that undermine faith in the correctional system and cause repeated trauma. 

“Victims deserve more than a notification — they deserve stability. When parole dates are moved with minimal warning or input, families like the Vanderschoots are forced to relive their trauma again and again. A denial should mean something. California must restore a victim’s right to stability in the parole process,” said District Attorney Morgan Gire.  

Placer County District Attorney’s Office has a long history of calling for transparency on the state’s post-conviction and early release decisions. Learn more here.