Townley was convicted in the United States in 1978 and served 62 months in prison for the murder; he is now free as a participant in the United States Federal Witness Protection Program.
タウンリーは1978年合衆国にて殺人罪で有罪判決を受け62ヶ月間収監、証人保護プログラムの参加者として今や自由の身である。