KILLING OF TRANS NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN ENDS IN ACCOUNTABILITY AFTER FOUR YEARS — KILLER SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS

A manslaughter conviction closes the case in court, but the outcome reflects the limits of what the system can deliver.

Acey Morrison was killed in August 2022 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Nearly four years later, the case has reached a legal conclusion. Gregory Edward Landers, 55, was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree manslaughter, resolving a case shaped by evidentiary limits, procedural delays, and a negotiated plea. For Morriso…