Defendant enters plea deal saying he will reveal where the missing Welch girls' remains can be found
Defendant enters plea deal saying he will reveal where the missing Welch girls' remains can be found
Defendant enters plea deal saying he will reveal where the missing Welch girls' remains can be found
DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYINGHE'LL REVEAL WHERE THEBODIES OF THE MISSING GIRLSARE.
AFTER MORE THAN 21YEARS..
THE VICTIMS' FAMILYCOULD FINALLY GET SOMEANSWERS.Lisa 1:25:54- 58 "We'rehoping and praying that wewill get everything we needin the next six weeks."LAURIA BIBLE'S FAMILY ISHOPEFUL THAT LAURIA ANDASHLEY FREEMAN'S BODIES WILLFINALLY BE FOUND..
AFTERTHEY WENT MISSING IN 1999.Lorene 1:21:19- 22 "We stilldon't know where they'reat." THE MAN ACCUSED OFTHEIR KIDNAPPING..
68-YEAR-OLD RONNIE BUSICK..PLED GUILTY ON WEDNESDAY TOBEING AN ACCESSORY TOMURDER.
HE ADMITTED IN COURTHE WITHHELD INFORMATIONFROM INVESTIGATORS..
ANDREACHED A PLEA BARGAIN..
TOHELP FIND THE GIRLS' HUMANREMAINS.
Matt Ballard/DA:55- 1:01 "We're optimistic,we're hopeful, but a lot oftime has passed and we knowthere are no guarantees."BUT IN 2018 WHEN BUSICK WASARRESTED.
OUR CAMERAS WEREROLLING WHEN HE DENIEDKNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT THEIRwish I could I don't have aclue." PROSECUTORS SAY IFBUSICK COOPERATES BEFOREAUGUST 31ST..
HE WILL SERVEA REDUCED PRISON SENTENCE.Matt :19- :26 "If thoseremains are discovered, hereceives one plea agreement,otherwise he's going toreceive a 10 year sentencein the department ofcorrections with five yearssuspended." Lorene 1:23:52-55 "It's in his bestinterest if he knowssomething, he needs totell." FOR LAURIA'S MOM.
ITHAS BEEN 21 YEARS OFHEARTACHE..
AND ONGOINGSEARCHES FOR HER DAUGHTERWHO WOULD HAVE TURNED 37YEARS OLD THIS YEAR.
Lorene1:24:28- 41 "Lauria was abig part of all our family'slives.
Ashley was a big partof the Freeman's.
Lauria andAshley were best friends andfor them to be taken fromthe face of the Earth likethey didn't even exist."LORENE HAS A MESSAGE FOR THEDEFENDANT WHO WILL BEHEADING TO PRISON AFTER HE'SSENTENCED.
Lorene 1:23:45-50 "He's gonna look over hisshoulder and I'm going to bestanding there.
He's gonnaknow how it's gonna behounded."THE FORMAL SENTENCING ISSCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 31ST..DEPENDING IF INVESTIGATORSARE ABLE TO FIND AND RECOVERTHE HUMAN REMAINS OF THEMISSING GIRLS.
REPORTING INVINITA, GP, 2WFY.THE STATE AGENCY TH
