On this day: April 5
- 1999Court / trial Albany County Courthouse, Laramie · Murder of Matthew Shepard
Henderson pleaded guilty here in April 1999. McKinney's jury convicted him of felony murder in November 1999, and he was sentenced to two consecutive life terms under a deal reached before the death-penalty phase.
- 2017Court / trial Hilo Circuit Court · Death of Peter Boy Kema
Peter Kema Sr. pleaded guilty to manslaughter and hindering prosecution on April 5, 2017, and was sentenced on July 24, 2017, to 20 years in prison. The boy's mother had earlier pleaded guilty to manslaughter and been sentenced to probation and time served in exchange for her testimony.