Eight-year-old Shasta Groene of Idaho was kidnapped and sexually abused along with her nine-year-old brother Dylan Groene in mid-2005. Joseph Duncan abducted the children after killing their mother, her fiancee and their 13-year-old brother at their home in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Duncan eventually killed Dylan in front of Shasta before being caught nearly seven weeks after the children were kidnapped.SeattlePi: Idaho jury hears horrid detail of family murders (August 13, 2008)
Joseph Duncan Sentencing
In December 2006, Joseph Duncan pleaded guilty to multiple counts of murder and kidnapping connection with the Groene case. Duncan was given the death penalty in August 2008 for the murder of Dylan Groene, and federal prosecutors were said to be seeking consecutive life sentences related to Shasta Groene's kidnapping. Duncan was scheduled to be sentenced for Groene's kidnapping and related charges on November 3, 2008.SeattlePi.com: Convicted child-killer Duncan to be sentenced (October 31, 2008)