Eacker guilty
Posted: Thursday, March 04, 2010
A Kenai jury found Jimmy Eacker guilty Wednesday afternoon in the 1982 murder of Toni Lister in a criminal cold case brought back to life.
After a single day of deliberation, the jury convicted a charge of 1st degree murder, which carries a penalty of 20-99 years in prison.
Photo by M. Scott Moon
Benjamin Adams drops his head on Jimmy Eacker’s shoulder as the verdict of guilty is read against Eacker Thursday afternoon in Kenai Superior Court.
Read more in Friday’s Peninsula Clarion.