The man convicted of stabbing an 18-year-old woman to death on a #BART platform in Oakland was sentenced Friday to life in prison without possibility of parole, according to KRON News Station in San Francisco. #JohnLeeCowell was found guilty by a jury in March of killing #NiaWilson and attempting to kill her sister, #LetifahWilson. Cowell had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but an Alameda County judge ruled the defendant was sane at the time of the brutal attack. Although Cowell was never charged with a #hatecrime, the family maintains that Cowell’s actions were racially motivated. Nia Wilson’s death sparked a national reaction in 2018, as some agreed that Cowell, who is white, killed the young woman and tried to kill Letifah Wilson because of their race. #AliciaGrayson, Nia Wilson’s mother said: “I just want to say, thank God justice was served. And he just better pray to God that he can sleep every night and continue on living.” “She had so many big plans that were cut short. … Her body may be gone but her spirit will live forever,” said Nia Wilson’s cousin, Candice Hoyes. #unheardvoicesmag (at Oakland, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCyLij3FlrM/?igshid=1axcxi4j6yn6r