Nearly four years later, sentence comes in killing of transgender Native American woman

By: John Hult

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: March 16, 2026

Words: 1,747

Last Updated: 4 days, 14 hours ago

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The people who loved Acey Morrison spent nearly as much time waiting for justice as her killer is likely to spend locked up.

It doesn’t feel like much, her family said. But at this point, nearly any measure of justice is welcome.

A judge this month sentenced 55-year-old Gregory Edward Landers to seven years in prison for fatally shooting Morrison in 2022. South Dakota lawmakers passed a truth in sentencing bill in 2024 that …

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