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CONCORD -- Convicted murder accomplice Susan McLaughlin Cook is asking the Executive Council for a pardon hearing again. Cook, 67, is serving life in prison with no chance for parole in connection with the murder of Robert Cushing, 63, of Hampton, a prominent real estate broker, former teacher, World War II Marine Corps veteran and outspoken community advocate. He was killed on June 1, 1988. Cushing was the father of state Rep. Renny Cushing, D-Hampton, who declined to discuss the pardon request on Tuesday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.