An Idaho man who killed his daughter and attempted to kill his son in acts that have been described as “pure evil” learned his fate during an emotional day in court on Wednesday.
Delbert Cornish, 51, was sentenced to life in prison for the killing of 18-year-old Hope “Onyx” Cornish and his other crimes, Canyon County court records reviewed by Law&Crime show. He had pleaded guilty in November to first-degree murder, assault with intent to commit murder, cruelty to animals and use of a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony.
By offering that plea deal, prosecutors took the death penalty off the table…