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Chrystul Kizer Sentenced to 11 Years for Killing Abuser

Kizer, a sex trafficking victim, accepted a plea deal to avoid a life sentence for the 2018 killing of Randall Volar.

  • Kizer, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree reckless homicide to avoid trial.
  • She killed Volar, who had been sexually abusing and trafficking her since she was 16.
  • The Wisconsin Supreme Court allowed her to use a trafficking defense, a first for the state.
  • Kizer's case has drawn national attention and support from anti-violence advocates.
  • She will serve five years of extended supervision after her prison term.
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