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AintEverLucky t1_j9vlbmb wrote

Reply to comment by flaccidcolon in Suspect arrested in 2001 killing of a pregnant soldier at a former U.S. Army base in Germany by StevenSanders90210

Unfortunately, he DID get away with it, for 2 decades and change. It's one thing for this guy to do this (allegedly) at age 20, get caught right away, tried, convicted and sentenced to life, when "life" means the next 40 to 50 years, assuming they avoid shanked or whatever.

it's a whole other thing for all of this to go down when the guy is age 42, assuming he even gets convicted. He already got to live "a normal life" for 22 years. But I wonder if the victim being a soldier, and/or the murder taking place in Germany, raises or lowers the chances this guy could face the death penalty instead.

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SpiritPaper t1_j9vmi4x wrote

Life in jail after 40 isn't going to be fun either. When he's in his 60s, instead of retirement, he's in a cell.

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bros402 t1_j9vrbjj wrote

Life in prison at 40 is still gonna suck. Hope his family lives long.

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