Man sentenced 2nd time for 1996 murder of Oregon woman

HILLSBORO Ore. (KPTV) – An Oregon inmate has been convicted for a second time for a 1996 homicide and sexual assault after insufficient illustration prompted a retrial, based on the Washington County District Legal professional’s Workplace.

Officers say in Aug. 1996, Susi Larsen, 34, disappeared after telling her associates she was assembly up with Billy Lee Oatney. In line with officers, Larsen was assembly up with Oatney to debate him making jewellery for her upcoming wedding ceremony.

Two weeks later, Larsen’s physique was discovered close to Champoeg State Park in Marion County.

SEE ALSO: Man has been posing as cop within the Mt. Hood space, police say

Oatney was convicted in 1998 for Larsen’s loss of life however a brand new trial went ahead after the Oregon Courtroom of Appeals decided Oatney’s legal professional “didn’t present enough illustration at trial.”

Throughout the three-week trial, the jury heard proof together with Oatney’s prior conviction for tried homicide in 1980 the place he slit the throat and stabbed the chest of a service member whereas serving within the U.S. Navy. Following the tried homicide, Oatney served 12 years and 6 months of a 22-year sentence.

Throughout Oatney’s second trial for the loss of life of Larsen, the jury discovered any makes an attempt to rehabilitate Oatney can be unsuccessful, based on the D.A.’s Workplace. Choose Beth Roberts sentenced Oatney to life in jail with out the potential for parole.

Copyright 2023 KPTV-KPDX. All rights reserved.