'My soul is lighter': Serial killer's death brings closure
Following his arrest in 2005 for the slayings of that Idaho family, the FBI reviewed unsolved missing child cases nationwide. She prosecuted him in what she described as the only federal death penalty case in Idaho history. AdโThe sun is brighter today, and my soul is lighter,โ Anthonyโs mother, Diana, said in a statement this week. Duncan confessed to beating the two girls to death but was not prosecuted because he was already facing multiple death penalties. From the time he was taken into custody in 2005, Duncan confessed to all of his crimes and repeatedly sought to plead guilty, according to court records.