Update. John Blauvelt has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Katie Boitre Blauvelt.

An upstate man who killed his estranged wife will spend the rest of his life behind bars without parole.

A jury found John Blauvelte guilty of murder on Friday.

We, the jury unanimously find the defendant, John Keith Lovel, guilty.

In early 2022, the U.S. Marshals dedicated a cold and complex case investigative team to search for 33-year-old John Blauvelt, who was profiled in our episode, Recruiter on the Run.

This team was able to locate the fugitive in Medford, Oregon, where he was

using the alias Ben Klein. Blauvelt was arrested without incident. Several disturbing details

emerged during his trial. Police discovered an incriminating letter among Blauvel's belongings,

in addition to texts and Google searches implicating him in the crime. Allie Somerville testified that Blauvelt had asked her to take his phone, car, and credit card to Charleston,

while he killed Katie in Simpsonville.

She added that John said he was, quote, born to kill both good and bad people.

The jury returned with a guilty verdict after just a few hours of deliberation.

He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, and was also convicted

of possessing a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.

His then 17-year-old girlfriend, Hannah Thompson, was charged with concealment of a felony, obstruction

of justice, and being an accessory after the fact.

Katie's sister Jennifer had this to say in court.

Since the day Katie was violently murdered and thrown away, our lives have been pieces.

We are haunted by the horror and walk with a deep sense of grief.

Her loss in our lives is profound and permanent.

We ask that you send a message that domestic violence and murder will not be tolerated in South Carolina.

In doing so, you will send a message to other abused to South Carolina women that they too will be believed that they can get help.

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