Diren Dede

District Judge Ed McLean has denied a delay in the sentencing date for convicted murderer Markus Kaarma.

Attorneys for convicted murderer Markus Kaarma have filed a motion in Missoula District Court asking for a new trial.

District Judge Ed Mclean has denied bail for Markus Kaarma and he will not be released from jail while awaiting his Feb. 12 sentencing.

A bail hearing is set for a western Montana man convicted of killing a 17-year-old German exchange student who was trespassing in his garage.

A bail hearing is set for Wednesday, December 24, for 30-year-old Markus Kaarma. A jury convicted Kaarma of deliberate homicide last Wednesday for the death of 17-year-old Diren Dede.

Convicted murderer Markus Kaarma apologized to Diren Dede's parents at a sentencing hearing yesterday, the first time he had spoken throughout the trial.

The day after Markus Kaarma was found guilty of deliberate homicide, three people who were silent throughout the trial were finally heard, including Kaarma himself.

Markus Kaarma was found guilty of the deliberate homicide of German exchange student Diren Dede in Missoula on Wednesday afternoon.

Closing arguments began on the eighth day of the Markus Kaarma trial in Missoula. Prosecution focused on proving that Kaarma had intent to kill any potential burglars in his house based on his actions in the days leading up to the fatal shooting of Diren Dede. Defense emphasized that jurors must have absolutely no doubt in order to find Kaarma guilty.

The defense rested abruptly yesterday in the Markus Kaarma murder trial in Missoula. Closing arguments will begin at 8:30 this morning. A coroner's inquest in Ravalli County determined that a deputy was justified in shooting a man who came at him with a shotgun...