...of the plea bargain, Gathers agreed to a sentence of up to 105 years. Jury selection in Gathers' trial for killing Dustin Gard, 19, with an ax and slashing Bridgette Blezinski was scheduled to begin Tuesday. As recently as last week, the defense...

...the sentencing hearing. On Aug. 28, 2001, Gathers, then 19, climbed a ladder into an Eagle River home and hacked Dustin Gard to death with a hatchet. He sliced away at Gard's girlfriend, Bridgette Blezinski, opening her head and severing...