OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A woman who was at the scene of her babysitter’s murder as a child is now protesting the convicted killer’s early release.
Beth Ann Bushon will read a written statement Friday at a resentencing hearing for Christopher Garza, one of the two men serving life sentences for Christina O’Day’s murder nearly 26 year ago.
Garza, who was 16 during the 1990 murder, is eligible for a lighter sentence under a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declared that life sentences without parole were unconstitutional for juvenile offenders. Under the ruling, judges can still impose life sentences, but they must consider other options.
Garza is one of 27 Nebraskans are being resentenced as a result of the ruling.