A great suffering for their loss

Two years later, the family of one of the researchers who had been killed in the incident wrote a letter to the presiding judge of the case. The letter told the judge about out how the family suffered greatly from their loss, but they saw no benefit from the loss of another. In response, Amy Bishop’s lawyers offered to change her plea to guilty in exchange for not seeking the death penalty against her.

Sentenced to life in prison

Robert Broussard, the chief prosecutor consulted the nine survivors and learned none wanted Amy to be served the death penalty. Amy Bishop changed her plea to guilty when Broussard decided not to seek the death penalty based on the wishes of the survivors. Finally, on September 24, 2012, Amy Bishop was sentenced to life imprisonment. She will never be released and she’ll never get another chance to harm innocent people ever again.