Less than a month after being found guilty of murdering poker pro Susie Zhao, Jeffery Bernard Morris was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The sentencing in Michigan's Oakland County Circuit Court comes two and a half years after Morris brutalized and murdered Zhao, a Los Angeles poker scene regular who had moved to Michigan to live with family during the COVID-19 pandemic. The graphic case, in which prosecutors argued Morris "used Zhao to make his violent fantasies come true," has captivated the poker community as those who knew Zhao awaited justice.