and stoicism from the defendant sentenced again to life. he is appealing his conviction. beth sister kathy read a statement in court. >> this verdict cannot bring beth back, but it does bring a measure of justice. >> for tom it lochtefeld was satisfying, even though for him, the first conviction was the one that mattered. >> on that day, we all took a walk up to bat's grave site after the conviction and i just remember feeling that it was a beautiful june day and it felt like wow, this is finally -- i'm finally not upset to be here anymore. it was good again. >> for those who were close to beth lochtefeld there is a real sense of closure this time. the trial behind him, beth's father the artist john lochtefeld finish the book he and beth had worked on together. it was published after she