This homeless man ambushed a star college golfer while she was practicing alone on the course, stabbing her to death. This is the moment he was sentenced. >> It is the finding of this court that the defendant is guilty, and it is now ordered, a judged, and decreed that the defendant is guilty of the crime of murder in the first degree in violation of Iowa code sections 707.1 and 707.201A. This legislature has determined the only possible sentence for murder in the first degree is life in prison without the possibility of parole. Even if I had discretion to choose a sentence, based on the facts and circumstances of this case, I believe that sentence is appropriate. What a tragic loss. A loss to the Marqua of her life. A loss to her friends, her family, and the university and city. There's no excuse for your actions. You say in your letter that you have remorse, and I hope that is true. You'll spend the rest of your life in prison with time to reflect. is the order and judgment of this court acting pursuant to the provisions of section 902.9 of the Iowa code that the defendant be and he is hereby committed to the custody of the Iowa Department of Corrections for the rest of his life without the possibility of parole. Help.