Vanessa Marcotte, 27, had gone out for a walk while visiting her mother in Massachusetts in August 2016 when she was murdered.
A Massachusetts man was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to
Previous reports of Marcotte's death characterized her as having been out for a jog at the time she was attacked, but prosecutors say she was walking. District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. praised the work of Massachusetts State Police, Princeton Police and assistant district attorneys for the investigation and prosecution.
The Vanessa T. Marcotte Foundation, established in 2017 in her memory, has held self-defense workshops for women and educated people about violence prevention, runner safety, boundary setting and healthy relationships, according to a press release.
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