Amy Lee Black, 16, smiles while greeting her mother, Linda Schoonbeck in Muskegon County's 14th
Circuit Court on May 16, 1991 during her murder trial in the death of David VanBogelen, 34.
(Muskegon Chronicle/Brian Masck)

Amy Lee Black, 16, listens during her sentencing in Muskegon County's 14th Circuit Court
on July 3, 1991 for the murder of David VanBogelen, 34, on December 7, 1990.
(Muskegon Chronicle/Brian Masck)

Amy Lee Black, 16, listens during her sentencing in Muskegon County's 14th Circuit Court
on July 3, 1991 for the murder of David VanBogelen, 34, on December 7, 1990. Black was
convicted on May 22, 1991 as an adult and is still in prison.
(Muskegon Chronicle/Brian Masck)

Amy Lee Black, 16, cries while hearing her sentence of life in prison in Muskegon County's 14th
Circuit Court on July 3, 1991 for the murder of David VanBogelen, 34, on December 7, 1990.
(Muskegon Chronicle/Brian Masck)

Amy Black with her stepfather, Glenn Clarkson, in February 2011 during a visit at Women's Huron
Valley Correctional Facility, where she's lodge.

Amy Lee Blak prison photo

Jeffrey Abrahamson prison photo.

Barbara VanBogelen, the wife of murder victim David VanBogelen, 34, is comforted in Muskegon County's
14th Circuit Court during the trial of murder suspect Amy Lee Black, 16, on May 9, 1991.
(Muskegon Chronicle/Brian Masck)

The victim

David VanBogelen was 34 when he was murdered by Amy Lee Black, 16, and Amy's boyfriend,
Jeffrey Abrahamson, 19, on December 7, 1990. Black was convicted on May 22, 1991 as an
adult and is still in prison. Abrahamson was also convicted of the murder.
(handout photo was taken in April of 1990 just months before his murder).