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Michael Keener Sentenced to 85 Years to Life for January 2022 Murder of 77-Year-Old Columbus Man
July 04, 2024
LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 4 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on July 3, 2024:

Today, Platte County District Court Judge Rachel A. Daugherty sentenced 31-year-old Michael J. Keener to 85 years to life of incarceration for the January 2022 murder of 77-year-old Larry A. Houdek in Columbus, NE.

On the evening of January 16, 2022, Houdek was found deceased in his Columbus residence by the Columbus Police Department. An autopsy revea . . .

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