NELSON COUNTY, Va. — The man who abducted and murdered a Virginia teen was formally sentenced in a Nelson County courtroom Wednesday afternoon.
Circuit Judge J. Michael Gamble sentenced Randy Allen Taylor, 48, to two consecutive life sentences for first-degree murder and abduction with intent to defile in connection with the disappearance of missing Nelson County teenager Alexis Murphy.
Additionally, Taylor’s lawyer stated in his client maintains his innocence, but knows where Murphy’s body is located.
Taylor’s attorney said that his client claimed a third person was involved and that Taylor would reveal the body’s location in exchange for 20 year sentence.
However, the judge, along with Murphy’s family, rejected that offer.
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“I didn’t kill Alexis Murphy,” Taylor told the courtroom.
Taylor called the prosecution “over zealous” and that he “didn’t profile black girls.” He also said that this case was perhaps “the biggest thing to ever happen to Nelson County.”
Taylor’s lawyer said he would appeal the sentence. He faced anywhere from 40 years in prison to a life prison sentence.