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An Oregon man who was convicted within the 1978 killing of a 16-year-old lady in Alaska was sentenced Friday to 50 years in jail.
Donald McQuade, 67, informed Superior Courtroom Choose Andrew Peterson that he maintains his innocence and didn’t kill Shelley Connolly, the Anchorage Each day Information reported. McQuade in December was convicted of homicide within the demise of Connolly, whose physique was discovered close to a freeway pullout between Anchorage and Girdwood in 1978.
OREGON MAN ARRESTED IN 1978 COLD-CASE MURDER OF ALASKA TEEN, AUTHORITIES SAY
McQuade mentioned he intends to enchantment his conviction.
An Oregon man who was convicted within the 1978 killing of a 16-year-old lady in Alaska has been sentenced to 50 years in jail. (Fox Information)
Years after Connolly’s demise, investigators developed a DNA profile from swabs collected from her physique, and in 2019 turned to genetic family tree testing, which entails evaluating a DNA profile to recognized profiles in genealogical databases to search out individuals who share the identical genetic data. DNA testing was used to point out McQuade matched the DNA profile, with police in Oregon acquiring the DNA by accumulating cigarette butts that McQuade had discarded in public.
There was no indication McQuade knew Connolly previous to her demise, assistant lawyer basic Erin McCarthy wrote in a sentencing memorandum.
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Prosecutors mentioned the sentence offers some closure for family and friends. Connolly’s mom died earlier than seeing a decision.
Peterson acknowledged that any sentence would seemingly be a life sentence for McQuade. McQuade’s lawyer, Benjamin Dresner, mentioned he’s in remission from superior liver most cancers. Dresner requested that McQuade obtain the minimal sentence, or 20 years in jail.
