Campbell also found that Olsen's role in perjury was much more serious due to leading investigators continually astray and also covering up his history of violence toward women. These factors made his sentence longer than Jeppson's.

Outside of court, the victim's father, Richard Davis, said he was hoping for more prison time but said of the three men, "They won't be getting out for a while."

Davis said he simply wants the truth about what happened to his daughter and vowed to continue to attend every hearing and proceeding until he gets answers. "Something terrible happened and they should have told the truth."

In addition to serving perjury sentences, both Jeppson and Olsen have both been charged in Davis' murder in state court.

Williams said it is likely he will appeal Jeppson's sentence to the 10th Circuit.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Carlos Esqueda said he could not deny that along with Olsen, Jeppson and Leifson, the truth about what really happened to Davis may also be sealed away behind bars. "That's the tragedy here," Esqueda said. "No amount of time is going to come to the truth."

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