re: UPDATE: Body found in Brian Laundrie search

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Wyoming is special because it doesn’t have a criminal statute of limitations. This means that there are no time limits for criminal prosecutions. Any crime can be prosecuted in the state at any time, indefinitely.

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Murder vs. Manslaughter in Wyoming
While the death of one person at the hands of another is a serious offense regardless of the circumstances, Wyoming recognizes that not all homicides should be penalized equally. An intentional homicide should be penalized more severely than an accidental one. Therefore, state law prescribes different definitions and penalties for murder and manslaughter offenses.

Murder is the most severely punished form of homicide in Wyoming with penalties ranging from 20 years to lifetime imprisonment or capital punishment. Felons who committed murder were found to have intentionally killed their victims.

Manslaughter, on the other hand, is considered an accidental homicide. The felon was found to have killed their victim as the result of extreme emotional distress (also called a “heat of passion” homicide), criminal negligence or recklessness—including vehicular recklessness or impaired driving. Manslaughter is penalized with up to 20 years of imprisonment. (See § 6-2-105.)

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