Teen who killed 10-year-old Kiaya Campbell in Thornton in 2017 sentenced to life with parole

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Teen who killed 10-year-old Kiaya Campbell in Thornton in 2017 sentenced to life with parole

10 year-old Kiaya Campbell (pictured left) was brutally murdered by 15 year-old Aidan Zellmer (pictured right) on June 7th, 2017. The two lived in Thornton, Colorado, and they became acquainted after Kiaya’s father began a relationship with Aidan’s mother. On the evening of the murder, Kiaya and Aidan left Kiaya’s father’s home together to walk to the store. Aidan returned alone a few hours later. He told his mother and Kiaya’s father that he ra…