Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Erie County legislators are calling on New York State to move convicted killer Chad Campbell out of the Buffalo area, where he was paroled earlier this month.

Campbell, now 50, was 14 years old in 1990 when he fatally stabbed 15-year-old Cynthia Lewis and 17-month-old Curtis Rizzo in Palmyra. The victims’ bodies were discovered in a field behind Palmyra-Macedon Middle School.

Campbell stabbed Lewis 44 times and stabbed Rizzo six times, according to the New York State Board of Parole. Although he was not charged with rape, Campbell later admitted to raping the girl.

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Campbell served more than 30 years of his 18-years-to-life sentence before being granted parole. He was set to be released into Wayne County, but public outcry from the area led to his release into Erie County March 12.

Erie County legislators, such as Frank Todaro, said they want him removed from their community.

“We’re just not going to accept it,” Todaro said. “We’re not going to roll over and let this happen here.”

On Tuesday, Todaro and other Republican legislators in the county submitted a resolution calling on the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to change its decision and move Campbell out of Erie County.

“You don’t change. I don’t see any reasonable way somebody can change in their life,” Todaro said. “So, I want some answers, I want to know who allowed this here in Erie County, who agreed to it, and maybe we can get bipartisan support here to change that result right away.”

Todaro said the issue was raised by concerned residents and other officials in Erie County.

“It was brought to my attention from constituents here and in Cheektowaga who called my office and also emailed,” Todaro said. “We do appreciate the voices that we’re hearing from Rochester, especially Wayne County; they were obviously very concerned, and I’d like to still get the answer why he is now here in Erie County as I’m speaking, living amongst us.”

Erie County Sheriff John Garcia released a statement March 11 regarding Campbell’s release.

I was shocked and appalled to learn through the media that Chad Campbell will be paroled to our Erie County community. While I believe in rehabilitation, the details of his case suggest that this is not an individual who should be reentering society. My thoughts are with the victims’ family members and the people in Wayne County who are justifiably outraged. I share their dismay. This move by the Parole Board is the latest in a string of decisions at the state level that put victims last.

Campbell had been denied parole multiple times before his release. A transcript obtained from his 2025 parole hearing shows Campbell expressed regret, saying, “I’m very sorry for what I’ve done, and I am very remorseful.”

DOCCS said it has no comment on possible or pending legislation. The agency previously said Campbell was released to a structured community-based residential program in Erie County and will be supervised with intensive electronic monitoring.

13WHAM also reached out to members of the Erie County Legislature Democratic Caucus for comment and have not yet heard back.