Man sentenced to 10 years in prison and three additional years suspended for suspicious death of 26-year-old

SakegeOctober 29, 202401 mins

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) – Aaron Gordon Jr., the man convicted of killing 26-year-old Towan Cappell, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter, with an additional three years suspended.

Cappell disappeared in August 2022 and her remains were found in the 400 block of Eastover Drive in Harrisonburg, just down the street from Oak Hill Apartments. Cappell’s mother, sister and former babysitter testified and said they found Cappell’s hair and teeth at the murder scene.

According to Rockingham County Prosecutor Marsha Garst, Gordon was seen burning Cappell’s clothes.