Thursday, February 17, 2011

Keighley Ann Alyea murder: Gerald Calbeck pleads guilty

Posted by on Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 1:27 PM

click to enlarge Gerald Calbeck pleaded guilty to his role in the murder of Keighley Ann Alyea.
  • Gerald Calbeck pleaded guilty to his role in the murder of Keighley Ann Alyea.

Another man has pleaded guilty to his role in the killing of Keighley Ann Alyea.

Gerald Calbeck pleaded guilty today to charges of second-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery. The 20-year-old's plea follows the conviction of Alyea's ex-boyfriend, Dustin Hilt, who was sentenced to a "Hard 50," meaning he'll be locked up for 50 years without a chance of

parole.



Prior to her disappearance in the early hours of September 30, 2009, Alyea,18, reportedly confronted Hilt for

sleeping with her stepsister. Her body was

found

October 5 in a farm field in Cass County, Missouri.



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Authorities say Keighley

Ann Alyea was beaten so severely that her captors thought she was dead

... then they stabbed her.

Hilt,

Mattox and Calbeck were accused of beating Alyea so

severely that they thought she was dead. Then they allegedly stuffed her

body in the trunk of a car and drove to

rural Cass County to dump her body. But Alyea

started hitting the

trunk and calling for help.

After

hearing the pounding, the men

stopped and asked her if she'd tell on them. She promised not to and

begged them to take her to a hospital. Alyea was stabbed about 30 times.

Hilt's defense attorney claimed that his client was only a witness to Alyea's

killing and that Hilt screamed at Mattox and

Calbeck to stop beating Alyea; Mattox allegedly beat Alyea with a car

jack handle. Hilt supposedly didn't tell authorities because he feared

Mattox, his cousin.

Mattox's trial is scheduled for April 4. Calbeck's sentencing is scheduled for May 4.

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