ed ▁police ▁who ▁r ushed ▁to ▁the ▁house ▁to ▁find ▁him ▁standing ▁on ▁a ▁lad der ▁with ▁a ▁no ose ▁around ▁his ▁neck ▁while ▁talking ▁on ▁a ▁mobile ▁phone . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁police ▁report , ▁he ▁was ▁looking ▁at ▁them ▁through ▁the ▁gar age ▁window ▁when ▁the ▁lad der ▁t ipped ▁over . ▁Police ▁believe ▁he ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁trying ▁to ▁reg ain ▁his ▁foot ing ▁when ▁the ▁lad der ▁fell . ▁S urr ounding ▁his ▁body ▁were ▁photograph s ▁of ▁Kor p , ▁football ▁memor abil ia , ▁and ▁notes ▁profess ing ▁his ▁innoc ence . ▁The ▁media ▁reported ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁phone ▁to ▁his ▁solic itor ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁died ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁coron er ' s ▁to xic ology ▁report ▁indicated ▁an ▁alco hol ▁reading ▁of ▁ 0 . 1 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁H erman ▁applied ▁for ▁permission ▁to ▁marry ▁fellow ▁in mate ▁N icole ▁Mus cat . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁H erman ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁par ole ▁after ▁serving ▁a ▁little ▁over ▁eight ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁D ame ▁Ph yll is ▁F rost ▁maximum - security ▁prison . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁The ▁story ▁was ▁port rayed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁book ▁The ▁Maria ▁Kor p ▁Case : ▁The ▁Woman ▁In ▁The ▁Boot ▁Story ▁by ▁Sunday ▁Her ald ▁Sun ▁journalist ▁Car ly ▁C raw ford . ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁later ▁adapted ▁into ▁a ▁ 2 0