Nebraska man wants to skip his own death penalty hearing

(KOLNKGIN)
Published: Mar. 7, 2021 at 1:25 PM CST
Email This Link
Share on Pinterest
Share on LinkedIn

WILBER, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska man doesn’t want to attend this week’s hearing that will determine whether he should be sentenced to death for killing a Lincoln woman.

Aubrey Trail said in a motion filed Friday that he wants to skip the hearing at the end of this week that will determine his sentence. Trail, 54, was convicted in 2019 of first-degree murder and conspiracy in the November 2017 death and dismemberment of 24-year-old Lincoln store clerk Sydney Loofe, who disappeared after arranging a date with Trail’s girlfriend, Bailey Boswell.

Loofe’s body parts were found in 14 pieces in ditches along a state highway, weeks after her disappearance.

Boswell, was convicted in October of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and improper disposal of human remains for her role in Loofe’s death. Boswell is set to be sentenced this summer.

Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.