“True justice for Sydney, my daughter, would be for her to be here,” said Sydney Sutherland’s mother (via toofab)
Quake Lewellyn pled guilty to capital murder and rape. On Friday, the 29-year-old was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Despite allowing him escape possible execution, Sydney's family spoke of their distain for her killer. He claimed that while driving to check the wells in his rice field, he passed Sutherland walking along a gravel road. He swung the truck around, but when he did he could no longer see her,"I guess because the gravel road was still dusty."
"At this point, I was scared and afraid I was gonna be in trouble for running her over," he said, adding he loaded her into the tailgate of his truck"to hide her body so [he] wouldn't be in trouble."He told the interviewer he then took Sutherland's clothes off"and tried messing with her a bit." When asked what"messing with her" meant, his lawyers interjected and advised him not to discuss it any further.
His dad called him that night and asked him if he'd seen Sydney, who had been reported missing at this stage; he told him he'd seen her but nothing more. The next day, he"went to work just like normal."