| Name | Role in Crime | Legal Outcome | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Ringleader; raped and murdered Abeer; shot her family. | Convicted in federal court of 17 counts. Sentenced to five consecutive life terms without parole in 2009. | | James P. Barker | Helped plan; raped Abeer; present during family murders. | Pleaded guilty in military court. Sentenced to 90 years in prison . | | Paul E. Cortez | Helped plan; raped Abeer; present during family murders. | Pleaded guilty in military court. Sentenced to 100 years in prison . | | Jesse V. Spielman | Raped Abeer; present during family murders. | Found guilty by a military jury. Sentenced to 110 years in prison . | | Bryan L. Howard | Stayed at checkpoint; had prior knowledge of the plan. | Pleaded guilty to lesser charges. Sentenced to 27 months in prison . | | Anthony Yribe | Failed to report the incident; not alleged to have participated. | Charges of dereliction of duty were dropped; he was other-than-honorably discharged. |
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