she would take an alford plea, meaning she d plead guilty, not because she did it, but because a jury would likely find her guilty. and that way, she believed, the judge would impose a much lighter penalty. and in may, 2018, cyndi s attorney appealed to judge stacy louser for a lenient sentence. ten years. and now it was the judge s turn. would she believe cyndi s explanation? you were the one person who could have stopped this nightmare. you were the one person who could have intervened, who could have called law enforcement when richie wilder left your home. you were the one person who could have spared angila wilder s life. you chose not to do so. i am hereby remanding you to the north dakota department of corrections and rehabilitation as to count one, conspiracy to commit murder, to a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.