The search is underway to find a nursing home for convicted killer James Moore.

Two months ago, Moore, 89, was granted parole for the 1962 murder and rape of 14-year-old Pamela Moss of Penfield.

13WHAM has learned Moore is bedridden in prison and is a recent double amputee following a sepsis infection in a prison hospital in 2015.

Moore's wife, Joyce, said her husband is in need of 24-hour nursing home care, and she hopes to secure it in Syracuse.

Moore lost his second leg just two weeks before he was granted parole. His pending release is bringing hope to his wife and new anger for the family of his victim.

The transcript of his April parole board hearing shows, when asked by the commissioners, Moore denied remembering Moss' murder and rape five times.

“I found it hard to believe," said Greg Moss, who was 11 when his sister Pam was murdered in their Penfield neighborhood. “I know he’s old, but still when you kill someone, you’d think you’d remember that.”

Joyce Moore, who met and married James when she was a prison volunteer at Auburn Correctional Facility, still lives in Auburn but hopes James will be moved to a nursing home in Syracuse and then a Veterans Administration hospital.

“I don’t want him to move to this area or Monroe County because too many people don’t know the circumstances," Joyce Moore said.

By “circumstances," Joyce Moore is referring to a specific lawn chemical. She and James blame use of the chemical while he was a landscaper for his behavior and the Moss murder.

James Moore did remember that and made reference to it during his parole hearing, telling the board “Once you have been removed from the situation where the chemicals .... it is no longer a threat and clears itself right up."

“Even though 100 percent guilty, he was also innocent because chemicals are horrible," Joyce Moore said. "He served his time, and he is close to the end.”

Joyce Moore said she believes people can be forgiven.

That's not the case for Moss' brother, who cannot forget her murder.

“After what my mom went through, too much hurt, I know the Christian thing would to be forgive," Greg Moss said. "But we just can’t get our hearts to do that.”

Pamela Moss' mother objected to the death penalty for Moore in 1962. Her parents and he agreed to life in prison without parole, but state law changed and Moore has been eligible for parole every two years for more than 20 years.

Joyce Moore also pointed out what she called his exemplary record in prison. The parole board evaluation deemed Moore to be a very low risk. As part of his release, Moore will be required to register as a sex offender and not have contact with anyone under the age of 18.