Chapter 9 - The Handcuff VerdictThe final criminal trial concluded six months later with a unanimous GUILTY verdict on all counts.
The federal judge delivered a scathing sentence from the bench:
âGrant Vance, you attempted to murder the mother of your children for financial greed and committed child abduction. Diane Bennett, you betrayed your own daughter and endangered your infant grandchildren for a monthly check.â
Grant Vance was sentenced to forty-five years in state prison without option for parole.
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Diane Bennett was sentenced to fifteen years in a maximum-security facility as a primary co-conspirator.
As court marshals pulled them away in heavy chains, I stood up from my wheelchair for the first timeâtaking three strong, independent steps on my own two feetâwatching them leave forever with calm, quiet dignity.
