Here's what Wikipedia says about Claude Dallas' release from prison: "Dallas served 22 years in prison, his sentence being reduced by eight years for good behavior. He was released in February 2005." The Wikipedia article about Dallas gives the details of his shooting of Pogue and Elms, and also discusses why he was given a relatively light sentence (30 years, as opposed to life).

I can't see Dallas as "folk hero", as some have made him out to be; after all, he shot Pogue and Elms down in cold-blood and shot them again execution style. BUT--I still can't help but like Ian Tyson's song (although I'm not sure Tyson actually wrote the song; I'm thinking that it was written by someone else but recorded by Tyson--I'm just not certain of this).

As I'm sitting here writing this, I am listening to I & S sing "Handsome Molly". They were just so good (oh my--now they're doing "Little Beggarman"; can't recall if it was John Herald playing guitar with them on that one, but it's darned good whoever is playing). Their music is indelible and will last forever, I'm convinced.