Region 8 News is reporting the man charged in the murder of Rebekah Gould has been sentenced to 40 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections after he waived his right to a jury trial in Izard County Circuit Court this morning.
William Alma Miller, 45, was charged two years ago with first-degree murder in Gould’s 2004 death.
According to Region 8’s Hayden Savage, Dr. Larry Gould, Rebekah‘s father, read a witness statement in court that said: “Eighteen years ago, my life changed forever. You took her from her own future. You took away a chance for a girl to dream. The hell you created. A hell you must face.”
Miller was scheduled to go on trial on Oct. 31, but 16th Judicial District prosecutor Eric Hance said Miller’s attorneys offered to withdraw a trial by jury, and Gould’s family agreed.
To read the Region 8 report, click here. For more information about the Rebekah Gould case, click here.
William Alma Miller confessed today to the 2004 murder of Rebekah Gould.
Miller waived his right to a jury and will face 40 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections with the possibility of parole. pic.twitter.com/wobtVQtPO2
— Hayden Savage (@haydens_kait) October 18, 2022
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