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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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19YO Gets Fixed Life Term For Killing Parents


Christopher Anderson/SR Photo

Convicted murderer Bryan Kim is escorted by Spokane County Sheriff Deputies into Superior Court this afternoon to be sentenced. Kim killed both his parents at the family home in December of 2006.

Item: Kim sentenced to fixed life in prison/Karen Dorn Steele, SR; KREM2 video: Kim had a history of violence.

More Info:Kim was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder for stabbing his father, Richard Kim, and bludgeoning and strangling his mother, Terri Kim, on Dec. 5, 2006, as they returned to their Mt. Spokane home after work.

Question: Is a fixed life sentence too harsh for a mentally ill 19-year-old, despite the heinous nature of his crimes?



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.