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After years of psychiatric treatment and a not guilty by reason of insanity plea, Jacob eventually admitted to the killings in 2021 and was sentenced to two concurrent terms of 15 years to life in prison, PEOPLE previously reported.
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Christina Coulter, People.com, 21 June 2025
Walter refused to plead not guilty by reason of insanity.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
As part of an agreement between defense and prosecuting attorneys, 35-year-old Bryson Levy was found not guilty by reason of insanity on Feb. 4.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
Dominguez has pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2023 spree.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2025
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Christina Coulter, People.com, 21 June 2025
Walter refused to plead not guilty by reason of insanity.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
As part of an agreement between defense and prosecuting attorneys, 35-year-old Bryson Levy was found not guilty by reason of insanity on Feb. 4.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
Dominguez has pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2023 spree.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2025
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“By reason of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20reason%20of. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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