Gavin Smith Murder case shocked the people of West Virginia as he was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of four family members.
Gavin Smith, a West Virginia boy, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of four members of his family.
Smith shot and murdered his mother, stepfather, and two younger brothers at their House in Elkview, West Virginia, on December 13, 2020.
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The young man was found guilty on all counts, including three counts of first-degree murder, one case of second-degree murder, and one count of using a handgun while committing a felony.
Gavin Smith Murder Case: Teenage Boy was Sentenced To Life In Prison For Killing His Family
Gavin Smith, 18, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in a Kanawha County court for three charges of first-degree murder, according to WSAZ-TV in Huntington, W. Va.
Smith was found guilty last month on three charges of first-degree murder, one count of second-degree murder, and one count of using a handgun while committing a felony for the murders of Daniel Dale Long, 37, Risa Mae Saunders, 39, Gage Ripley, 12, and Jameson Long, 3.
According to the station, Judge Kenneth Ballard stated during the sentence that he only gave mercy because it was required by state law.
“In cold blood, you slaughtered your whole family, Mr. Smith,” Ballard said. “You created this plot to murder your family days and weeks in advance to spend time with your lover.
You murdered your mother and stepfather while they were sleeping by shooting them in the head. Then you shot your two brothers in the head to execute them. The youngest was hiding beneath his cot.”
“Your conduct can only be regarded as pure wickedness,” Ballard continued. “You appear to have no sorrow for your conduct.”
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Gavin Smith Murder Case: How Old Is He?
Smith was 16 at the time of the killings in December 2020. According to WBOY-TV, a family member discovered the victims shot to death at their home in Elkview.
According to the station, he was charged with the killings in June of last year. Rebecca Walker, his then-girlfriend, pled guilty as an adult to four accessory charges after the fact to first-degree murder and was sentenced to ten years in prison in September 2021.
Daniel Long’s Father spoke about his anguish following the loss of his family members at Tuesday’s sentence.
“I never imagined my life to be chaotic,” Doug Long remarked. “Nobody knows what life will bring, and the circumstances surrounding this heinous murder were unthinkable.
Nothing could have prepared me for the anguish and pain this act would cause my family and me.”
“In my judgment, his punishment should be tough and punitive, served to the utmost extent permitted by law,” Long concluded.
“Human life is a gift from our creator, God. He and only he has the authority to grant and take life.”
Rebecca Lynn Walker, 17, who was in a relationship with Smith at the time of the murders, accepted a plea deal and pled guilty to four charges of first-degree murder accessory after the fact.
