Hearing set to reconsider sentence for Illinois man convicted of murder

WAYNE CO., Ill. (WFIE) - Court records show Brodey Murbarger was in court Friday for a hearing.

They show a motion to reconsider was filed for his 50 year sentence, and now a new hearing is set for June 16.

Murbarger was convicted in October for the murder of 15-year-old Megan Nichols in Fairfield, Illinois.

Officials say Nichols went missing in 2014, and was considered a missing person until her remains were found in 2018.

Megan Nichols. — Megan Nichols.(Evansville Police Department)

Murbarger was arrested in 2020.

Shortly before sentencing Murbarger requested a new trial. That motion was denied.

Brodey Murbarger. — Brodey Murbarger.(Vanderburgh Co. Jail)

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