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The military court found Nathaniel Cosby, a former Master
Sergeant, guilty in April of murdering Ivanice "Ivy" Harris, 29,
who was last seen alive outside a Waikiki bar on May 16, 2013.
Her body was found four days later. A social media page set up
by friends after she disappeared identified Harris as a Las
Vegas prostitute who was visiting Hawaii.
The military jury recommended in April that Cosby serve a life
sentence in prison, and that he be dishonorably discharged.
A military spokesman said the U.S. Marine Corps Pacific
commander, Lieutenant General Terry Robling, directed last week
that "the sentence as adjudged is approved."
The case will now be sent for appellate review to the
Navy-Marine Corps Court of Military Review in Washington, D.C,
which is standard for any case involving a dishonorable
discharge.
Cosby is detained at the U.S. Military Disciplinary Barracks in
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, which is the only maximum security
correctional facility in the Department of Defense.
(Reporting by Malia McManus; Editing by Daniel Wallis and Jeremy
Laurence)
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