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So, it's possible that he could plea bargain for a lighter sentence? I agree about finding Lori's body, but if evidence shows that Mark killed her, he shouldn't get off so lightly.

In a perfect world, I would put the noose around his neck and you would whip the horse. It would have happened last Tuesday and we wouldn't even be having this conversation. In the world we've got, it's usually going to be a trade-off. Of the four parents involved, only one of them (Eraldo Soares) looks even remotely likely to insist on the death penalty for this killer. The other three would probably be just as glad to 1)not have to see him die after a lengthy and extremely unpleasant trial/appeal and 2) have Lori back for a decent burial.

Don't get me wrong -- I think all 4 will want him out of circulation for the protection of society, but I think their pain and grief about Lori must be excruciating. Maybe we'll get lucky. Maybe Hacking will confess, show police the body and, for once in his life, take his medicine like a man in front of the firing squad. But I'm not holding my breath. We're going to have to settle for what's gettable and I won't like it any more than you will if this killer is set loose in another 20 years or so.