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The gunman was sentenced to life in prison for murder after a jury rejected his attempt to avoid prison time by pleading not guilty by reason of insanity.
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Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
The trial was initially scheduled to begin three months ago but was delayed after Abril changed his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
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.
—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
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Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
The trial was initially scheduled to begin three months ago but was delayed after Abril changed his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
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.
—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
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“By reason of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20reason%20of. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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