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Sydney Loofe's family thankful daughter's murderers 'will never see the light of day'

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Bailey Boswell sentencing, 11.8

The family of Sydney Loofe — Megan Pollard (from left), brother Levi, sister MacKenzie, mother Susie and father George — listen as Bailey Boswell is sentenced to life in prison for the 2017 murder of Sydney Loofe on Monday at the Saline County Courthouse.

Bailey Boswell sentencing, 11.8

Susie and George Loofe listen to the sentencing of Bailey Boswell, who killed their daughter Sydney Loofe in 2017 on Monday at the Saline County Courthouse.

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Boswell receives life sentence for Loofe slaying

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Sydney Loofe's mom testifies at Boswell murder trial about her daughter's last days

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Photos: The trial of Bailey Boswell in the slaying of Sydney Loofe

Boswell listens to opening statements

Bailey Boswell listens during opening statements in her first-degree murder trial on Sept. 25 at the Dawson County Courthouse in Lexington, Nebraska.

FRANCIS GARDLER/LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR

Judge gives jury instructions

Saline County District Judge Vicky Johnson gives instructions to the jury at the start of Bailey Boswell's trial on Sept. 25 at the Dawson County Courthouse in Lexington, Nebraska.

FRANCIS GARDLER/LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR

Prosecutor delivers opening statement

Nebraska Assistant Attorney General Sandra Allen delivers the prosecution's opening statement in Bailey Boswell's slaying trial on Sept. 25 at the Dawson County Courthouse in Lexington, Nebraska.

FRANCIS GARDLER/LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR

Defense delivers opening statement

Todd Lancaster of the Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy, Bailey Boswell's court-appointed attorney, gives his opening statement to the jury on Sept. 25 at the Dawson County Courthouse in Lexington, Nebraska. 

FRANCIS GARDLER/LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR

Counsel listen to prosecution's opening statement

Jeff Pickens, left, chief counsel for the Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy, and Todd Lancaster, Bailey Boswell's court-appointed attorney, listen as Assistant Attorney General Sandra Allen delivers the opening statement for the prosecution on Sept. 25 at the Dawson County Courthouse in Lexington, Nebraska.

FRANCIS GARDLER/LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR

Boswell, counsel listen to prosecution's opening statement

Bailey Boswell, left, and Jeff Pickens, the chief counsel for the Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy, listen as Assistant Attorney General Sandra Allen delivers the opening statement for the prosecution Sept. 25 at the Dawson County Courthouse in Lexington, Nebraska.

FRANCIS GARDLER/LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR

FBI agent, prosecutor talk during opening statements

FBI Special Agent Mike Maseth, left, and Assistant Attorney General Mike Guinan talk quietly as Bailey Boswell's attorney Todd Lancaster gives his opening statement at the start of Boswell's first-degree murder trial on Sept. 25.

FRANCIS GARDLER/LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR

Boswell listens to judge tell jury about charges

Defendant Bailey Boswell, right, listens as the judge tells the jury the charges against her on Sept. 25 at the Dawson County Courthouse.

FRANCIS GARDLER/LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR

Boswell listens to prosecution's opening statement

Bailey Boswell makes a note as she listens to Assistant Attorney General Sandra Allen deliver the opening statement for the prosecution on Sept. 25.

FRANCIS GARDLER/LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR

FBI agent, prosecutor listen as judge gives jury instructions

FBI Special Agent Mike Maseth, left, and Assistant Attorney General Mike Guinan listen as District Judge Vicky Johnson gives instructions to the jury at the start of Bailey Boswell's slaying trial on Sept. 25.

FRANCIS GARDLER/LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR

The apartment Boswell, Aubrey Trail rented in Wilber

Bailey Boswell and Aubrey Trail rented the basement apartment in this Wilber, Nebraska, home.

BRENDAN SULLIVAN/THE WORLD-HERALD

Former landlord testifies

Jennifer Koll, Bailey Boswell and Aubrey Trail's former landlord, testifies Sept. 29 at Boswell's first-degree murder trial. She lives above their basement apartment and she testified that the smell of bleach "was consuming the whole, entire upstairs of our house. I had to open up the doors and windows" on the day after Sydney Loofe went missing.

BARBARA BATIE/FOR THE KEARNEY HUB

Former landlord testifies

Alan Koll, Bailey Boswell and Aubrey Trail's former landlord, testifies Sept. 29 at Boswell's first-degree murder trial. 

BARBARA BATIE/FOR THE KEARNEY HUB

Bleach bottles entered into evidence

Clorox bleach bottles were seized as evidence from Bailey Boswell and Aubrey Trail's apartment in Wilber, Nebraska. This photo was entered into evidence Sept. 29 in Boswell's first-degree murder trial. 

BARBARA BATIE/FOR THE KEARNEY HUB

Photo of Boswell living room entered into evidence

The fan in the living room of Bailey Boswell and Aubrey Trail's apartment was still running when investigators arrived. This photo was entered into evidence Sept. 29 at Boswell's first-degree murder trial.

BARBARA BATIE/FOR THE KEARNEY HUB

Photo of Boswell living room entered into evidence

The fan in the living room of Bailey Boswell and Aubrey Trail's apartment was still running when investigators arrived. This photo was entered into evidence Sept. 29 at Boswell's first-degree murder trial.

BARBARA BATIE/FOR THE KEARNEY HUB

Photo of Boswell, Trail entered into evidence

This photo of Bailey Boswell and Aubrey Trail, found at their Wilber, Nebraska, apartment, was submitted into evidence Sept. 29 in Boswell's first-degree murder trial. 

BARBARA BATIE/FOR THE KEARNEY HUB

Boswell wipes away tears

Bailey Boswell wipes away tears Oct. 1 as she listens to FBI Special Agent Eli McBride describe the discovery of Sydney Loofe's remains. 

ERIKA PRITCHARD/THE KEARNEY HUB

FBI agent testifies

FBI Special Agent Eli McBride testified Oct. 1 about discovering Sydney Loofe’s remains. He testified that search teams collected Loofe's remains wrapped in black plastic trash bags and scattered in roadside ditches in a rural area of Clay County, in south-central Nebraska

BARBARA BATIE/FOR THE KEARNEY HUB

Sydney Loofe displays tattoo

Sydney Loofe shows the tattoo on her upper right arm in this photo taken at a tattoo parlor. Loofe's upper right arm was the initial body part found by searchers. The tattoo reads: “Everything will be wonderful someday.” 

BARBARA BATIE/FOR THE KEARNEY HUB

Boswell listens during trial

Bailey Boswell listens Oct. 1 at her first-degree murder trial at the Dawson County Courthouse in Lexington, Nebraska. 

ERIKA PRITCHARD/KEARNEY HUB

Nebraska State Patrol lieutenant testifies

Nebraska State Patrol Lt. Lonnie Connelly testifies Oct. 2 about items he found when he retraced a route investigators suspect was taken by Bailey Boswell and her boyfriend, Aubrey Trail, in disposing of Sydney Loofe’s remains.

BARBARA BATIE/FOR THE KEARNEY HUB

Forensic DNA analyst testifies

Mellissa Helligso, a forensic DNA analyst with the University of Nebraska Medical Center, testifies Oct. 2 during Bailey Boswell's trial at the Dawson County courthouse in Lexington, Nebraska. 

BARBARA BATIE/FOR THE KEARNEY HUB

Boswell listens to testimony

Bailey Boswell listens Oct. 2 at the Dawson County Courthouse in Lexington, Nebraska, as jurors heard more testimony about evidence collected from highway ditches after the discovery of Sydney Loofe’s body.

BARBARA BATIE/FOR THE KEARNEY HUB

Lincoln police investigator testifies

Lincoln police investigator Robert Hurley, left, testifies Oct. 5 about cellphone data that he used to track the movement of Bailey Boswell's and Syndey Loofe's cellphones. Assistant Attorney General Mike Guinan is at right.

JENNY HIGGINS/ANTELOPE COUNTY NEWS

Home Depot employee testifies

Matthew Workman, a Home Depot asset protection manager, testifies Oct. 5 in Bailey Boswell's first-degree murder trial. On the monitor in the foreground is a receipt showing purchases made by Aubrey Trail and Bailey Boswell at a Home Depot in Lincoln, including a hacksaw and drop cloths.

JENNY HIGGINS/ANTELOPE COUNTY NEWS

Boswell listens in court

Bailey Boswell listens to testimony in court Oct. 5 at the Dawson County Courthouse in Lexington, Nebraska.

JENNY HIGGINS/ANTELOPE COUNTY NEWS

Hacksaw purchased by Lincoln police

This hacksaw was purchased by Lincoln Police Officer Chris Milisits as he recreated the purchases made by Bailey Boswell and Aubrey Trail as shown on receipts found during the investigation of Sydney Loofe's slaying. 

BARBARA BATIE/FOR THE KEARNEY HUB

Aubrey Trail watching Sydney Loofe at Menards

In this still image taken from surveillance video from the North 27th Street Menards in Lincoln, Aubrey Trail is seen looking over his shoulder at Sydney Loofe as she exits the building to go to the Menards guard shack. The video is time stamped 12:01 p.m. on Nov. 15, 2017, which is the last day Loofe was seen alive.

BARBARA BATIE/FOR THE KEARNEY HUB

Witness says she now thinks Trail is a 'psychopath'

Ashley Hills told jurors about a "sugar daddy" lifestyle with Aubrey Trail and Bailey Boswell, who she said frequently spoke of torture and murder. She testified Oct. 7 that she now thinks Trail was a "psychopath." She's shown here with Trail, both holding copies of an agreement concerning Trail's use of her car. 

PAUL HAMMEL/THE WORLD-HERALD

Witness describes relationship with Boswell, Trail

Katie Brandle testifies Oct. 8 about the relationship she had with Bailey Boswell and Aubrey Trail. Questioning her is Sandra Allen, one of the prosecutors with the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office. 

PAUL HAMMEL/THE WORLD-HERALD

Boswell, witness check into motel

Bailey Boswell and Katie Brandle are shown checking into a motel in this photo taken from a security camera. 

PAUL HAMMEL/THE WORLD-HERALD

Witness describes talk of making, selling video of person being killed

Anastasia Golyakova, who now lives in California, testifies Oct. 8 that Bailey Boswell and Aubrey Trail had told her they could make $1 million by making a video of the torture and slaying of someone. 

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Boswell averts eyes as jurors see autopsy photos

Bailey Boswell mostly avoided looking at autopsy pictures of Sydney Loofe during testimony Oct. 9. After a break, she used a tissue to wipe around her eyes.

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Forensic pathologist testifies about Loofe autopsy

Omaha forensic pathologist Dr. Michelle Elieff testified Oct. 9 about the autopsy done on the remains of Sydney Loofe. 

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Judge reviews the verdicts

Saline County District Judge Vicky Johnson looks over the jury's verdicts Wednesday at the Dawson County Courthouse. Bailey Boswell was convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and improper disposal of human remains in the slaying of Sydney Loofe.

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Boswell reacts to guilty verdicts

Bailey Boswell bows her head Wednesday after the jury found her guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and improper disposal of human remains in the slaying of Sydney Loofe.

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Boswell and one of her attorneys react to verdicts

Bailey Boswell and Jeff Pickens, the chief counsel for the Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy, react Wednesday after the jury found her guilty of first-degree murder in the slaying of Sydney Loofe.

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Defense offers a motion after the verdict

Todd Lancaster, standing, makes a motion to allow Bailey Boswell, second from left, to stay at the jail in Lexington until sentencing. She was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder and other charges in the death of Sydney Loofe. Saline County District Judge Vicky Johnson, right, overruled the motion.

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The family of Sydney Loofe — Megan Pollard (from left), brother Levi, sister MacKenzie, mother Susie and father George — listen as Bailey Boswell is sentenced to life in prison for the 2017 murder of Sydney Loofe on Monday at the Saline County Courthouse.

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