Daughter makes emotional plea as father is sentenced in mother’s 1988 murder

Daughter makes emotional plea as father is sentenced in mother’s 1988 murder

The man convicted of killing his wife in a nearly 40-year-old cold case won’t have a shot at parole for 25 years — a sentence that all but guarantees he’ll spend the rest of his life behind bars given his age.

Robert Atrops sentenced to life in prison for 1988 murder of estranged wife

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Robert Atrops was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday after he was found guilty of the murder of his estranged wife, Deborah Lee Atrops, in 1988. Robert Atrops, now 71, was found guilty of second-degree murder in a Washington County Courtroom in April 2025 — more than 34 years after Deborah's body was found. This Oregon-made film from the 70s is getting its own TV series, reports say On Tuesday, Atrops was sentenced…