sentences:  On 14 March 2014, he was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years.He was also sentenced to three-and-a-half years' imprisonment for indecently dealing with Morcombe and two years for interfering with his corpse, those sentences to be served concurrently.Judge Roslyn Atkinson said "I don't think you should be released in 20 years' time" which could affect Cowan's prison term.