Justice for Megan: Murbarger Sentenced to 50 years in IDOC. The courtroom was packed on Friday, January 27 as Brody I Murbarger appeared in Wayne County Court for Sentencing in the murder trial of 15-year-old Megan Nichols. The hearing began with the state, represented by Michael Falagario and Myra Yelle-Clark of the Illinois Attorney General's office alongside State's Attorney Kevin Kakac, making their argument for tough sentencing in the regards to the First-Degree Murder Charge. Teresa Miller with the Attorneys General's Office read impact statements from Megan's Stepfather Jerod Hutchcraft, and Janet Poole, Megan's Grandmother; followed by an impact statement from a family friend. All statements described the profound loss felt by the family, and friends, over the heinous way Megan was killed and disposed of. Defense Attorney Christian Baril, would also enter four out of the ten defense witness statements heard in court on behalf of Murbarger's