The youngest girl to be convicted of murder in Alaska will get a reconsideration of the sentence four decades later.
Alaska’s Youngest Girl To Be Convicted of Murder For Killing Three People
The then-14-year-old Winona Fletcher became the youngest girl to be convicted of murder in Alaska after being involved in fatally shooting three people in 1985.
The youngest girl to be convicted of murder with her then-19-year-old boyfriend, Cordell Boyd, after murdering 69-year-old Tom Faccio, his wife Ann Faccio, and her older sister Emilia Elliott, receiving a 135-year sentence in prison.
Despite being the youngest girl to ever be convicted of murder in the state, the court did not acknowledge her previous experiences, including child sex abuse, child abuse, and child neglect, which led to her chaotic life living as a sex worker at a young age.
Alaska’s Youngest Girl To Be Convicted of Murder Will Receive Reconsideration Four Decades Later
Four decades after her conviction, the youngest girl to be convicted of murder will get a reconsideration of her sentence following the reshaping of the process of sentencing children who got involved in serious crimes.
The law will reconsider the sentence of the youngest girl to be convicted of murder, who is now 53, after discovering the difference between juvenile and adult cases, especially those with terrible experiences, AP News reported.
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