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Man Who Killed Blair Woman as Teenager Resentenced in Case

gavel-and-scaleOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A judge has imposed the same sentence on the second man who as a teenager raped, robbed and bound a Blair woman in a car, which was sent hurtling into the Missouri River.

A judge sentenced 49-year-old Brian D. Smith to 90 years to life in prison Monday for the January 1983 crime that led to the death of 21-year-old Mary Jo Hovendick.

It was the same sentence given to 50-year-old Dale Nollen last month.

The men initially were sentenced to life in prison in May 1983. The new sentences were prompted by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that says judges must have the ability to sentence juveniles to something other than an automatic life term.

The men will be eligible for parole in 12 years with credit for time already served.

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