Hailey Dandurand, formerly of Bend, was sentenced Wednesday in a Honolulu courtroom to two life sentences with the possibility of parole — one for murder and the second for the kidnapping of a child — for her part in the death of Telma Boinville on Dec. 7, 2017. 

HONOLULU — Nearly six years after the brutal murder of a Hawaii teacher and mother, her two killers — one of whom grew up in Bend — were sentenced Tuesday.

A judge handed down life sentences to both Stephen Brown and Hailey Dandurand, in the slaying of Telma Boinville in 2017. Dandurand grew up in Bend and is the daughter a former Bend elementary school principal.

Dandurand was sentenced to two life sentences with the possibility of parole — one for murder and the second for the kidnapping of a child.

Dandurand also received a 20-year extended sentence for burglary.

Underscoring the gravity of the crimes, Judge Rowena Somerville also ruled Dandurand’s life sentences should be served consecutively to be followed by the burglary sentence.

Additionally, Dandurand got one year for using the truck of Boinville’s husband’s truck as a getaway vehicle and a 10-year extended sentence for unauthorized possession of confidential personal information.

Those two sentences will be served concurrently.

Brown was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole for Boinville’s murder. He was also sentenced to 20 years for kidnapping a child and an extended sentence of 20 years for burglary. Somerville ruled terms will be served back to back — not concurrently.

Brown and Dandurand blamed each other for the beating and slashing death of Boinville, but they faced Somerville together on the eve of the sixth anniversary of the notorious killing.

“This is one of the most heinous cases to occur in Hawaii,” Somerville told the pair, formerly a couple.

“Ms. Boinville was brutally killed when she happened upon the defendants at her place of work. The defendants could have left the premises, but instead chose to beat her with multiple objects — knives, a machete, and even a meat tenderizer.”

Before the sentences were handed down, Boinville’s husband — Kevin Emery — and his siblings gave powerful impact statements. They pleaded for the maximum sentence possible.

And they asked for closure.

“They want to now ask for parole for a second chance at life. Is this a joke?” Emery said.

“Can I ask for a second chance for my wife to be a mother to her daughter? Can I ask for a second chance for Makana to have the comfort of her mother?”

He added, “The state has been making us relive this over and over and over again to a point where I demand justice. Enough is enough already. Can we have a chance to heal?”

“How you treat others is how you get treated. What you do is what you get back,” said Boinville’s brother-in-law Brian Emery. “There should be no parole. Maximum.”

“Justice would be the exact same treatment Telma received, or allowing our community to be the jury,” Boinville’s sister-in-law Stephanie Emery told the court.

Neither Brown or Dandurand spoke in court, but Brown’s adoptive parents told the judge via Zoom that he was an active Christian and abused in foster care.

“What we know about Stephen is he had a very difficult childhood, and I know nobody wants to take that into account, but I think it should be,” Brown’s adoptive mom, Karen Brown, said.

Attorneys for the two argued a high court ruling rejected the possibility of life without the possibility of parole in the case.

Dandurand was convicted of second-degree murder, kidnapping and burglary among other charges. A jury unanimously agreed she should face life in prison with the possibility of parole.

Brown was also found guilty of murder, kidnapping, and burglary in the crime. Last month, a judge vacated a jury’s recommendation that Brown receive a life sentence without parole. The sentencing change followed a Hawaii Supreme Court opinion on misleading jury instructions.

Wednesday’s sentencing ends a painful chapter for Boinville’s family and the North Shore community where she was beloved. Her family did not want to speak to the media, but state Prosecutor Scott Bell said the outcome was expected — but doesn’t bring Boinville back.

“Nothing will make them whole,” Bell told reporters, after the sentences were handed down. “If there’s anything that can be taken from this is that the system worked and that the court imposed a judgment today that reflects community concerns of deterrents, public safety and punishment.”

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