Birch Convicted of Murdering Best Friend

About this episode

Luke William Birch has been convicted of second-degree murder for the shooting death of his best friend, McGarland Walker, in Rapid City.

Luke William Birch, 23, convicted of second-degree murder in the shooting death of McGarland Walker at Candlewood Apartments in Rapid City. Birch, once Walkers best friend, awaits mandatory life sentence after jury deliberation. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/089dd33b2686d678

Topics covered

• murder
• court case
• friendship
• justice
• crime
• shooting

Keywords

• Birch
• murder
• conviction
• Walker
• Rapid City
• Candlewood Apartments
• second-degree murder

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Mentioned in this episode

Places: Candlewood Apartments, Rapid City

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