Chapter 22 - Sentenced to Life
Two months later, the federal judge delivered the official sentencing inside a crowded Manhattan courtroom.
Evelyn Sterling Vance was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus forty years for child abuse.
Charles Sterling received thirty years in a maximum-security facility for his role in the murder cover-up and conspiracy.
As federal marshals led Evelyn away in steel chains, she looked back at David one last time with hollow, empty eyes.
"I hope you rot in hell for what you did to my mother and my kids, Evelyn," David said quietly as she passed his row.
She didn't answer; she was led through the heavy steel doors into the dark shadows of the judicial system forever.
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Outside the courthouse, David spoke to a wall of reporters, holding his daughter in his arms while Ethan stood proud beside him.
"Justice was served today," David declared into the microphones. "And now my children can finally heal."
