Dakota Van Patten, 被控在Melody Hoffman2024年谋杀和绑架案中, 等待审判判决, Dakota Van Patten, accused in Melody Hoffman’s 2024 murder and kidnapping, awaits trial verdict after evidence linked him to the crime.

林恩县对19岁的Dakota Van Patten的审判,被告为2024年谋杀和绑架20岁的Melody Hoffman案,审判结束时双方都休庭了。 The Linn County trial of 19-year-old Dakota Van Patten, accused in the 2024 murder and kidnapping of 20-year-old Melody Hoffman, concluded with both sides resting their cases. 霍夫曼的尸体在阿马纳的莉莉湖被发现，提供的证据包括范·帕滕在与犯罪有关的物品上的 DNA、显示他的热点在她失踪期间处于活动状态的手机数据，以及他和同案被告麦金利·路易斯马购买砍刀和手套的监控录像。 Hoffman’s body was found at Lily Lake in Amana, and evidence presented included Van Patten’s DNA on items linked to the crime, cellphone data showing his hotspot was active during her disappearance, and surveillance footage of him and co-defendant McKinley Louisma buying machetes and gloves. Van Patten否认参与有记录的面谈,也没有作证,他声称,他以为这些武器是玩具,不知道Louisma的名字。 Van Patten, who denied involvement in a recorded interview and did not testify, claimed he thought the weapons were toys and did not know Louisma’s name. 检察官指控他与Louisma和Logan Kimpton一起参与犯罪,Louisma已经服刑,Logan Kimpton因共谋而被指控。 Prosecutors allege he was involved in the crime alongside Louisma, who is already serving life in prison, and Logan Kimpton, charged in connection with the conspiracy. 尸体解剖结果显示霍夫曼可能怀孕或最近流产。 The autopsy revealed Hoffman may have been pregnant or recently miscarried. 进行了终结辩论,陪审团准备进行审议。 Closing arguments were held, and the jury is set to deliberate. 如果被定罪,Van Patten将被判处强制性无期徒刑。 If convicted, Van Patten faces a mandatory life sentence.