Evan is a product of his environment. Society dropped the ball on him. He is one of many children who fall through the cracks, no one notices their suffering until they are found dead, or kill someone else. I certainly don't condone what he did, but his sentence is a travesty of justice. I follow criminal cases, adults get an average of 20 to 30 years for torturing and murdering children. The law is never applied fairly. That disturbs me. At 16, with an upbringing of abuse and mental cruelty, Evan was not fully responsible for his actions. "Dropping" his sentence to 198 years, down from over 200, is merely a sick joke. Either way, he received life without parole. I would speculate Evan's race and financial status played a role in his fate. It always does. Alaska has far worse criminals behind bars who will get out someday.  Perhaps a United States President with a sense of fairness and justice will pardon Evan one day. I can only hope so. He deserves a chance to be a productive citizen