another graffito of a similar nature was found in a rest stop in umatilla, oregon; however, they were dismissed of having evidentiary value, and not introduced in pavlinac's trial. pavlinac was ultimately convicted of bennett's murder, and sentenced to life imprisonment on january 31, 1991. a key piece of evidence was her taped confession. sosnovske pleaded no contest to murder in order to avoid the death penalty, and was also given a sentence of life imprisonment.