YANKTON, SD (KELO.com) — A Yankton man has been sentenced to life in prison in a grizzly murder case from early last year. Craig Nichols, Jr. was scheduled to stand trial this summer, but changed his plea to guilty but Mentally Ill on a 2nd Degree murder charge. Nichols stabbed Heather Bodden over 70 times and severed her head. He has been diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Yankton man changes plea, receives life sentence
By Tom Rooney
Mar 31, 2026 | 1:29 PM

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