Despite warnings from authorities that the sentences Daniel Gore faces could be wafer thin, depending on how juvenile laws are read, the horror-obsessed Salem youngster found guilty of the rape and murder of 13-year-old Milana Lion Mothers Day 2022 was sentenced to life in prison on Monday.
In less than ninety minutes last month, a Washington County jury found Gore, now eighteen, guilty of first-degree rape, murder, and sexual abuse after hearing two weeks’ worth of evidence. Prosecutors said the case was maybe the most heinous local crime in two decades.
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The Killing of Milana Li
On Mother’s Day, 2022, 13-year-old Milana Li was raped and strangled to death in Beaverton’s Progress Ridge forests.
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