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Blake Walker gets life imprisonment Judge Weddle rejects request to reduce time for possibility of parole to 20 years; Uncle Reads Statement Blake Walker will serve, concurrently, two life sentences without possibility of parole for 25 years, for the December 9, 2002, murders of his parents, Barbara Peterson and Brian Walker. Walker's attorney, Theresa Whittaker, had asked the Judge to reduce the terms of the sentence to allow for possible parole in 20 years, but Judge Weddle concurred with the objection voiced by Commonwealth's Attorney Brian Wright to that bit of leniency, and handed down the full judgment agreed to in Blake Walker's plea agreement. In handing down the sentence, Judge Weddle said, "This a a sad situation indeed," and closed by saying, "May the Lord have mercy on your soul." Judge Weddle did agree with Attorney Whittaker's request to have documents related to the case unsealed after the verdict was rendered. The action took place before a packed courtroom which included over 100 people; Among the spectators were relatives of the victims and the accused, teachers and co-workers of Barbara Peterson from Lindsey Wilson College, Knifley neighbors and Adair County friends. Walker will serve the time, less 254 days already served at the Adair Youth Development Center in Columbia, at that facility until his 18th birthday on December 22. At that time he can be transferred to an adult institution. Prior to the sentencing, Ms. Whittaker had cited Blake Walker's conduct at the Development Center. She noted that he had not only completed his high school GED there, but that he had scored the highest of any candidate in the county in the August examination. She said that for this, "He would have received a full 4-year scholarship to Lindsey Wilson," if circumstance were different. She said that Blake Walker continued to take high school courses. She said that Blake Walker agreed to the plea agreement in order to save his family from the ordeal of a trial. She said that he had been having trouble sleeping. "This troubles him every day." Blake Walker was allowed to speak at the trial, and expressed deep remorse for his crimes. "I'm sorry for what I've done and for hurting my family." (Blake Walker's complete written statement follows this article.) He said, in court, that one could never hear a harsh word against his mother, but that he and his father had "really never gotten along." Follow this link for the full text of his statement Blake Walker was brought into court by two state troopers, who drove in on Jamestown Street and parked in front of the cars in front of Rollen Coomer's barber shop. He was taken through a corridor of Tv and news cameras. Tv crews from Lexington, Louisville, and Bowling Green were in evidence. After the trial, Blake Walker's uncle, Robert Peterson, gave a news conference reading of a prepared statement, which was interrupted by a sobbing Blake Walker being led past to the State Police Car still parked in the same spot. The following is the statement read by Robert Peterson:
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