Life in prison for UW student's brutal 2008 murder

Sentencing brings relief, but not closure, to family of Brittany Zimmermann

MADISON, Wis. — It’s a day Brittany Zimmermann’s family has relived over and over: April 2, 2008. More than 14 years later, the family is finally getting justice for the 21-year-old they lost that day. The man who admitted to killing her inside her downtown Madison apartment, David Kahl, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of early release. “To not have the person responsible for that behind bars — it was unacceptable to us,”…

Life prison sentence for man who murdered UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann in 2008

Zimmermann's parents said they were relieved David Kahl will remain behind bars forever. But said they, too, serve their own life sentence without their daughter.

Man gets life without parole in UW-Madison student's slaying

A judge has sentenced a man convicted of killing a University of Wisconsin-Madison student in 2008 to life in prison without any chance of parole. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that Dane County Circuit Judge Chris Taylor sentenced 56-year-old David…

Life in prison for UW student's brutal 2008 murder

"I do doubt that you understand fully the magnitude of your actions," Circuit Judge Chris Taylor said.

Kahl sentenced to life without parole for murder of UW-Madison student

Brittany Zimmermann was killed in April 2008 inside her apartment.