A New Virginia Law Could Release A Marion Man Soon Who Was Convicted In The 1996 Death Of An Elderly Woman. Governor Ralph Northam Signed A Bill Into Law Recently That Grants Parole Eligibility To Offenders Convicted Of Crimes That Were Committed While They Were Minors After They Serve At Least 20 Years Of Their Sentence. Joshua Widener Was 17 When He Committed The Crimes In Smyth County. He Was Given Four Life Sentences After A Judge Found Him Guilty Of Rape, Robbery, Burglary And Murder Of 68 Year Old Retired School Teacher Anna Jean Anderson At Her Home On Culbert Drive-In Marion. The New Juvenile Parole Law Takes Effect July 1st.