The man convicted of manslaughter in the 1995 death of 15-year-old Kiplyn Davis is scheduled to be released from prison next month.
Timothy Brent Olsen is set to be released from Utah State Prison on Feb. 10 after serving 15 years, 2 KUTV reports.
Olsen pleaded guilty in 2011 to a reduced charge of manslaughter and received a sentence of 1 to 15 years for his role in Davis’ death.
Davis disappeared on May 2, 1995, after she was believed to have left Spanish Fork High School during lunch with Olsen — a classmate — and another person Olsen has never identified, police said, according to Deseret News.
Investigators have said Davis left all of her belongings in her school locker, according to a Cold Case report from the Utah Department of Public Safety. The report noted that she was “very self-conscious about her appearance.”
According to the Utah Department of Public Safety, Olsen told investigators he witnessed another individual strike Davis in the head with a rock. Olsen admitted helping move her body but refused to name the person he said was responsible.
“He said he was present when someone else killed her,” the agency said.
Authorities said Olsen claimed they drove to Spanish Fork Canyon, where he watched the other person hit Davis. Olsen told investigators the two later returned that evening to dispose of her body.
Years later, in 2005, Olsen and four other men — David Rucker Leifson, Scott Brunson, Garry Blackmore and Christopher Neal Jeppson — were indicted in federal court on charges tied to alleged false statements about moving a body and creating false alibis, Deseret News reports.
Olsen was sentenced in November 2006 to 12 years in federal prison for perjury, according to 2 KUTV reports. The other four men were convicted of perjury and received shorter sentences.
In 2011, Olsen also entered a manslaughter plea in state court. That plea did not require him to disclose where Davis’ body was located.
Davis’ parents have repeatedly said they would support Olsen’s release if he led them to their daughter’s remains. Olsen and others connected to the case have continued to withhold information.
Olsen was transferred from the federal system to Utah State Prison in 2016.
ABC 33/40 reported that Olsen served his full sentence because he did not reveal where Davis’ body is believed to be.
Under Utah law, people convicted in homicide cases may be denied parole unless they disclose the location of a victim’s remains.
The Utah Department of Corrections did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
