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(KLZA)--The Nebraska Supreme Court released its decision Friday on an appeal by Joshua Keadle, who was convicted of second -degree murder in the death of Tyler Thomas.
The court affirmed Keadle's conviction.
Thomas who was from Omaha, was a student at Peru State College at the time of her disappearance in December of 2010.
An attorney for Keadle argued the appeal to the Nebraska Supreme Court in November of 2021 saying there was insufficient evidence to establish “beyond a reasonable doubt.”
The Nebraska Attorney General's Office said that on December, 3, 2010, Keadle drove Thomas to the Missouri River in Peru, they performed a sex act and then he refused to drive Thomas to her hometown of Omaha.
The state alleged that gave Keadle motive to kill Thomas, and the murder was backed up by GPS evidence and witness testimony, including that of a former jail inmate with Keadle.
Thomas' body has never been found. Keadle is the last known person to have seen her alive. In 2017 Keadle was charged with first degree murder in connection with Thomas' disappearance. A jury found him guilty of second degree murder and he was sentenced to prison.
Keadly was not arrested in Thomas' death for nearly seven years.
Keadle will be eligible for parole in 2051.
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