and to nicholas luerkens. sot " 44:19 from the first time, i met him, i knew he was a poor excuse of a man because of his limp handshake as i felt like i was shaking a young child's hand. " he spoke of regret over not being able to stop luerkens from killing his daughter -- and also talked at length of his 7-year-old grandson, who witnessed the " he had a birthday the day before this horrendous act. every birthday for the rest of his life, he will again suffer from the memories of this violent act that took his mother from him. " judge turner did allow luerkens to address the court before the mandatory life sentence. " even though i haven't expressed any guilt or remorse that doesn't mean i don't feel every single day along with them and so i want the court and anybody else to know that i am truly sorry for what happened. " to pay the estate of lynnsey donald $150,000. a was for this 7-year-old boy who survived his mother's deadly attack. will need, in his words, counseling for the nightmares and intense care

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donald spoke for more 5 minutes in court, only referring to nicholas luerkens as "that murderer" " d never by name. thehe victim's father said he thought luerkens was a quote "poor exse of a man unquote from the fir time he met him. mr. donald said that luerkens had never shown regret or sympathy or remorse. luerkens stabbed lynnsey donald more than 30 times in the presence o& the victim's 7- year-old son. " 46:40 he had the audacity to do it in front of her 7-year-old son as that little boy stood a few feet away, watching, screaming, helpless and in shock. he screamed and he must havhad a pain that nono of us could ever begin to imagine or completely understand. " juge mitchell turner aowed luerkens to address the court life sentence. luerkens did say he was truly sorry for what happened. the judge also ordered luerkens to pay the estate of nnsey donald $150,000. so much of the concern todada centered on the 7-year-old boy who witnessed the killing of his mother in april. steve donald said today his grandson celebrated a birthday the day before the killing and he will always have th

a judge this afternoon issued theandatory life sentence to nicholas luerkens. a jururin november found thth 33-year-old guilty of first degree murder. the judge also ordered him to pay 150-thousand dollars to his victim's eate. luerkqns stabbed 29- year-old lynnsey donald in the marion hyvee parking lot. she was walking with her son to her car. prosecutors said he'd been harassing her and plotting her murder for two months before killing donald. her r ther said the boy celebrated his 7th birthday the murder. after stabbing donald, luerkens stabbed himself him. intoxicated and insane at the time of the attack. the father of the victim, talked about the pain and heartache of his daughter's violent death -- and front of his 7-year-old grandson. " 48:45 i never thought my grief would cut harder than the i could have been there to save her. often, i wonder what i could havavdone differently. i live daily with the intense grief." when the judge allowed luerkens to address the court before sentencing, luerkens said he was truly sorry for what happened. judge mitchell

*that was when donald was brutally stabbed to death in broad daylight by her ex- boyfriend, nicholas luerkens. tonight, cbs 2 news reporter dora miller shares what was said in the courtroom today before the final sentencing. cbs 2 news ten at ten continues now with more of the corridor's top stories. stories.a missouri state trooper is now charged in the death of an iowa native. native.brandon ellingson drowned at the lake of the ozarks in may 2014 while in custody.he'd been arrested on suspicion of boating while intoxicated, but then, somehow fell off the boat. now, the trooper who arrested him, anthony piercy, faces a charge involuntary manslaughter.piercy originally was cleared of wrongdoing by a jury, but an investigative report later revealed that ellingson was standing on the boat in handcuffs when he fell over as it was traveling 40- miles per hour. trooper piercy previously said ellingson was sitting and the boat was going only 10-miles per hour. with that incident, and the death of freddie gray in police custody, arrest protocol is under the microscope everywhere. as a result, some l

family members speak to the man who murdered a young mother.what nicholas luerkens had to say at his sentencing. sentencing.plus ...holiday sent by candidates in eastern iowa today, and who's visiting this weekend. nicholas luerkenu, convicted of stabbing his ex-girlfriend lynnsey donald d death in a hyvee parking lot will never see the outside of a prison. prison.a judge handed down the decision this afternoon after hearing statements from the family and attorneys. cbs 2 news reporter dora miller is at the courthouse with more. for the first time since the trial, luerkens addressed the judge and donald's family, saying he's truly sorry for what he did. luerkens was found guilty of first degree murder by a jury last month... today, he received his mandatory sentence of lili without the possibility of parole. during the victim impact statements, donald's family said they are still heartbroken and sad about the murder of their daughter...but they also spoke on behalf of donald's son -- who witnessed his mother being murdered -- and they say their sadness doesn't compare to the son still

killed his ex-girlfriend in a will spend the judge has issued the mandatory life sentence to nicholas luerkens. a jury found the 33-year- old guilty of first-degree murder r november. the judud also ordered dollars to his victim's estate. lynnsey donald in the marion hy-vee parking lot. she was walking with her sonono prosecutors said he'd been harassing her and plotting her murder for two months before the attack. steve donald, , nnsey's ther, said the boy c cebrated his 7th birthday the day before her murder. surveillance video shows after stabbing donald, luerkens stabbed himself before a hy- vee employee stopped him. luerkens had claimed he was intoxicated and insane at the time of the attack. yesterday in court, steve donald talked about the pain and heartache of his daughter's violent death -- and that it took place in front of his grandson. " 48:45 i never thought my grief would cut harder than the 32 times he cut her. how i wish i could have been there to save her. often, i wonder what i could have done differently. i live dailylyith the intense grief." when the judge allowed luerkens

*that was when donald was brutally stabbed to death in broad daylight by her ex- boyfriend, nicholas luerkens. tonight, fox 28 news reporter dora miller shares what was said in the courtroom today before the final sentencing. sentencing. uerkens was sentenced to life in prison without the possiblity for parole -- which is the mandatory sentence for first-degree murder charge...but before the sentence was handed down, luerkens spoke for the first time. me."even though i haven't expressed any guilt or don't feel it every single day along with them, so i just want the court and anybody else listening that i really, truly am sorry for what happened.but that apology didn't register for donald's family... family... "this defendant will no longer have a name to me as i cannot bring myself to utter his name."lynnsey's dad wowod only refer to luerkens as "murderer"...saying luerkens was selfish and calculated when he took the life of his daughter. daughter. "when he tracked her down, he even considered that he would have to potentially y kill her son, my grandson. because of that fact, they were insep

a judge has issued the mandatory life sentence to nicholas luerkens. a jury found the 33-year- old guilty of first-degree murder in november. the judge also ordered luerkens to pay 150- thousand dollars to his victim's estate. those stories and much more are is waking up with kcrg-tv9 it's here's what you need to know today. candidates will face off tonight for the final time in 2015. this happens as one candidate faces a block donald trump is holding the top