William Hoehn, Accomplice in the Killing of Savanna Greywind, Re-sentenced to 20 Years

cmstesterPublished: October 7, 2019

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2018 file photo, William Hoehn awaits sentencing, in Cass County District Court in Fargo, N.D. Hoehn, originally sent to prison for life for helping to cover up the 2017 death of a North Dakota woman whose baby was cut from her womb is set to receive a new sentence. Justices ruled in August 2019 that a judge mistakenly classified Hoehn as a dangerous special offender and he should not have received life. Hoehn now faces 21 years in prison on two charges. (Ann Arbor Miller/The Forum via AP, Pool File)

Fargo, ND (KEYZ/KX News) A Fargo man who helped cover up the grisly murder of a pregnant woman is re-sentenced today to 20 years in prison, according to our partners at KXNews. William Hoehn was initially sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the 2017 attack on Savanna Greywind, whose baby survived. Hoehn's girlfriend admitted to cutting Greywind's baby from her womb, killing the woman.

The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled in August that a judge mistakenly labeled Hoehn as a dangerous special offender based on previous crimes. The high court said the judge should not have strayed from the maximum allowable sentence of 21 years. Hoehn pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit kidnapping and lying to police before he was tried and acquitted in September 2018 on a conspiracy to commit murder charge.

Photo credit: Ann Arbor Miller/The Forum via AP, Pool File

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