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Steven Zwick has been sentenced to life without parole for 15 years after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the brutal killing of Chelsea Davidenas — a crime that unfolded as part of a chilling, premeditated scheme to lure, confine, and film assaults on women for profit. Text messages revealed their plan, which shifted from one target to Chelsea when the first fell through. During the attack, she fought desperately as Zwick choked her while his accomplice, known as PR (whose trial is set for January), tried to restrain her — she died before the assault could begin. Even after her death, Zwick allegedly discussed targeting another victim and confessed he intended to kill her regardless. Her body was found weeks later in a remote area southeast of Calgary. The courtroom was filled with heart-wrenching tributes from her family, especially her daughter, who remembered her mother’s love, and her mother, who described the unbearable weight of grief. The judge called the plot “reprehensible,” condemning the cold-blooded cruelty behind it.

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