Sydney Loofe.Photo: Lincoln Police Department
A Nebraska woman was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for the brutal murder ofSydney Loofe, a woman who disappeared after an online date.
Bailey Boswell, 27, who strangled and dismembered the 24-year-old Loofe along with her 55-year-old boyfriend, Aubrey Trail, evaded a sentence of death after a three-judge panel couldn’t unanimously decide that her role in the slaying did not meet the legal standard of “exceptional depravity.”
Two of the judge’s believed that she should get the death penalty;Trail was sentenced to deathin June.
Bailey Boswell.Justin Wan/Lincoln Journal Star via AP
Loofe, who worked as a clerk at a Menards store in Lincoln, was reported missing on Nov. 16, 2017, the day after she went on a second date with a woman purportedly named “Audrey” she had met on Tinder who was actually Boswell. Her dismembered remains were found stuffed in garbage bags in a field in Edgar on December 4.
Judge Peter Bataillon, the sole dissenting vote, said prosecutors failed to prove that Boswell should be sentenced to death.
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In a statement, Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson said, “Throughout the criminal justice process, Sydney’s family has persevered with dignity. With the criminal cases coming to a close and the anniversary of her death approaching, our thoughts are with the Loofe family during this difficult time.”
Boswell and Trail were convicted of first-degree murder, criminal conspiracy to commit murder and improper disposal of human remains in the killing of Loofe.
source: people.com
