Julie Chase, mother of Susannah Chase, center, is greeted by friends and supporters after the sentencing of Diego Olmos Alcalde on  Monday, June 29, 2009  in Boulder Colorado. Alcalde, a Chilean national,  was sentenced Monday for the murder of Susannah Chase, a 23-year-old college student from Stamford, Conn. Olmos Alcalde also received prison sentences of 48 years for sexual assault and 24 years for kidnapping, to be served concurrently to each other but after the life sentence. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

Julie Chase, mother of Susannah Chase, center, is greeted by friends and supporters after the sentencing of Diego Olmos Alcalde on Monday, June 29, 2009 in Boulder Colorado. Alcalde, a Chilean national, was sentenced Monday for the murder of Susannah Chase, a 23-year-old college student from Stamford, Conn. Olmos Alcalde also received prison sentences of 48 years for sexual assault and 24 years for kidnapping, to be served concurrently to each other but after the life sentence.