In Seattle, Wash., Isaiah Kalebu was found guilty July 1 on all counts—aggravated murder, first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, first-degree rape and first-degree burglary—in a case in which he attacked Teresa Butz and her surviving partner in 2009.
At one point, Kalebu testified to jurors, “I was instructed by my God, the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob, to attack enemies. I followed the instructions by God.”
“It’s a somber occasion,” said Mark Larson, King County’s chief criminal deputy prosecutor to The Seattle Times. “A verdict doesn’t fix anything, but it’s still an important statement for our community. We’re grateful, but the pain doesn’t go away.”
Kalebu will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole when he returns to the Seattle courtroom on Aug. 12.