Judge rejects plea deal in Eagle River murder

The family of an Eagle River woman, murdered in September 2014, will have to wait a little longer for justice. Wednesday, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Kevin Saxby rejected a plea deal which would have ended the already lengthy case.
David Thomas has admitted to strangling his girlfriend, 19-year-old Linda Bower. In the deal, he agreed to plead guilty to second-degree murder in exchange for a sentence which would have made him eligible for parole in 14 years.
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