Brooke Wilberger body found

	Brooke Wilberger body found Brooke was abducted five years ago Joel Courtney agreed to the plea bargain that would put him in prison for the rest of his life for killing Brooke Wilberger but spare him from the death penalty because it included a provision to allow him to serve out his sentence near his family, an attorney for Courtney said Tuesday. The bargain also included revealing the location of 19-year-old Wilbergers remains who Courtney admitted to raping and killing over 5 years ago. Steven Gorham said Courtney wanted to serve his life sentence in New Mexico, not Oregon, because he wanted to be near his wife and three children. I think theyre as much as any family is together, said Gorham. When someone is in prison, theyre together even though he raped and murdered someone. He said the plea bargain was much more to do with Courtneys assurance - in writing that he would stay in New Mexico rather than his desire to avoid the death penalty. Gorham said he does not believe there are other victims and that Courtney is not a serial killer as some law enforcement has speculated. Gorham said the district attorney offered some sort of immunity if Courtney would come clean with other victims, but he said there werent any. On Tuesday Gorham also gave a few more details about Courtneys abduction of Wilberger and his time with her. He said Courtney bound Wilberger in the back of his green minivan at a McDonalds in Philomath after abducting Wilberger at her apartment complex in Corvallis. Courtney then <b>...</b>	From: newsiegirl2008 Views: 3408 0 ratings
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