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Tuesday, July 29, 2003

A 20-year-old woman from the Leech Lake Ojibwe Reservation in Minnesota was sentenced to 30 years for the murder of a tourist fisherman.

Leah Harper-Jenkins and two others from the reservation were charged in the killing of 21-year-old Brian Jenny. Jenny was beaten to death with a baseball bat.

Kenneth Conger, 16, the second defendant, goes to trial today. Stephanie Losh, 21, pleaded guilty in April to kidnapping and is testifying against the others.

Get the Story:
Bena, Minn., woman sentenced to 30 years in prison in man's beating death (The Minneapolis Star Tribune 7/29)

Relevant Links:
Leech Lake Ojibwe - http://www.leechlakeojibwe.org

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