He will be in his 70's if he gets 33 yrs. & 9 mo. ShoulD he get life, he'll NEVER see the outside again. Now he can suffer :behindbar being alive, knowing what he did to KELLY. FOREVER. There was no trial, but jury was picked. Trial was going to start Tuesday 1-22-08. BUT he chickened out. What a baby!!!!!!:boohoo:
Man Accused Of Killing Local Mother Enters Plea
POSTED: 12:29 pm EST January 21, 2008
UPDATED: 5:12 pm EST January 21, 2008
WHEELING, W.Va. -- In a rare move on a federal holiday, the federal court in Wheeling opened for a special hearing in the case against a man accused of killing a mother in Ohio County.
Around 11 a.m. Eugene Talik, the man charged with murder in the death of Kelly Jo Elliott, struck a deal with the prosecution.
The agreement said Talik, of Sewickley, Pa, would plead guilty to one count of interstate domestic violence resulting in death. As a result of the guilty plea, all the other charges against Talik would be dropped.
The judge did not immediately accept the guilty plea. He decided to wait until the sentencing day. Talik could get 33 years to life in prison, but ultimately the judge has discretion in setting the sentence. Talik was originally facing the death penalty.
9 Exclusive: Sketches From Inside The Courtroom Elliott's remains were found in Pennsylvania in November 2006. The Ohio County mother went missing on May 25, 2006.
Investigators said Talik and Elliott were having a relationship. Investigators said Elliott was going to tell Talik's wife about their relationship, which they believe was his motive to kill her.
Investigators said the killing happened in the parking lot at the lower truck stop in Dallas Pike. They believe an accomplice and Talik arranged to meet Elliott there the night she went missing, with their plan in place.
"Through the debriefing of the accomplice, he indicated that she was struck over the head. It was determined that she was still breathing, and it's alleged now that the defendant strangled her, causing her death," said Ohio County prosecutor Scott Smith in a previous interview.
Authorities said her body was then transported in multiple vehicles including her own, which is still missing.
Her body was taken to a wooded, rural area a few days later in Clearfield County, Pa., where her remains were discovered by the FBI and a local college anthropology team.
Investigators said the accomplice led them to her remains. That accomplice was later identified as John Deutsch, 30, of Freedom, Pa. He has since pleaded guilty to one felony count of accessory to murder after the fact.