Who is Derek Louk and Courtney Boden? Wiki, Biography, Age, Family, Victim, Suspect, Arrested, Investigation

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This week, a 30-year-old man admitted to killing his cousin last year, then burning his body with the assistance of his ex-girlfriend and another man in an unsuccessful attempt to cover up the crime.Derek Louk entered a plea in Tyler Matthai's slaying on Thursday in Bedford County Court. According to a news release from Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry on Thursday, he also admitted to abusing a corpse.

According to the conditions of his plea deal, Louk will spend between 15 and 30 years in prison, according to the prosecution. On September 22, he will receive his sentence.According to authorities, Louk acknowledged shooting Matthai on April 26, 2022, and then plotting with two others to burn the body and cover up the crime.

Derek Louk and Courtney Boden Age

Derek Louk is 40 years old and Courtney Boden was 30 years old.

Incident Detail

In addition to pulling the shot, the defendant, according to Henry, "conspired to conceal his horrific crimes by destroying the evidence—the victim's body." "He is accepting responsibility for such senseless acts of violence and disregard for human life with this plea," the statement reads.

Upon being contacted by Law&Crime on Saturday, his defense lawyer did not immediately respond with any comments. Courtney S. Boden, Matthai's ex-girlfriend, was given a sentence of 2 14 to 12 years in jail after admitting to aiding in the cover-up and corpse burn. According to the prosecution, a second guy, Jordon Robertson, entered a guilty plea and is awaiting sentencing.

The incident occurred on April 26, 2022, when Louk is accused of shooting Matthai twice with an AR-15 rifle after Matthai broke into his home and dragged Boden inside. After that, according to the authorities' allegations in a criminal complaint and affidavit obtained by Law&Crime, Louk allegedly moved his body to a hole in his yard, buried it beneath tires, doused it in kerosene, and set it ablaze for six hours while he slept.

The criminal complaint and affidavit from May 14, 2022, contain remarks Louk is said to have made to police following his detention at home, according to officials.Louk claimed that he and Boden had been friends ever since the latter relocated to Pennsylvania's Bedford County seven years prior. According to the document, Matthai and Boden had an abusive relationship.

According to Louk, Matthai broke through his front door, pulled Boden from his living room, and tossed her into the back seat of her Pontiac. Louk told investigators that while standing next to the driver's side door of the Pontiac sedan, he took an AR-15 gun from inside his home, went outside, and fired a single shot that struck Matthai in the right arm.

He claimed that when Matthai leaned into the vehicle, a second shot was fired, hitting him in the back, according to the paper. According to the affidavit, Louk repeatedly felt for a pulse on Matthai's neck after shooting him to confirm that he was dead.The affidavit claimed that Louk then carried his cousin's body across his yard and buried it there. The document claimed that before setting the body on fire, the man piled tires on top of the corpse and doused them in kerosene.

The affidavit stated that Louk claimed the fire continued to burn for six hours after he went to sleep. He said in the paper that he dumped dirt where he had burned Matthai's body when he awoke the following morning. According to the authorities, a relative reportedly told police that Boden claimed Matthai had used narcotics and was intoxicated that evening. According to court documents, she claimed that Louk threatened to shoot Boden if he continued to be violent with him.

According to the affidavit, the woman claimed that Boden told her that he did not stop before Louk allegedly shot him in the upper left arm.When she stopped the bleeding, according to Boden, Matthai started using more drugs, overdosed, and died.

The affidavit stated that the woman "reported they then disposed of the body and belongings in an unknown manner, but there was nothing left of the body." Prosecutors claimed that Boden attempted to sell the murder weapon while also trying to wipe up blood stains from a car and destroy other pieces of evidence.