Chrystul Kizer: Victim of sex trafficking in Milwaukee must go to prison for 11 years for murdering her tormentor

Chrystul Kizera young woman from Milwaukeewas sentenced to eleven years in prison and five years of extended probation for the murder of a man named Randall Volar.
Kizer, now 24, admitted to committing the shooting in 2018 when she was 17. She had accused Volar of trafficking her and raping her.

The crime and its consequences

In June 2018, Kizer went to Volar's home in Kenosha with a gun, the BBC reported. She shot him twice in the head, then set his house on fire and took Volar's BMW. After the murder, she posted a selfie from Volar's home on social media with the caption “My mugshot.” Prosecutors said Kizer planned to steal the car, while Kizer's defense argued she acted in self-defense due to years of abuse.

Legal and public reaction

Kizer's case attracted widespread media attention and sparked a debate about how sex trafficking victims are treated under the law. She had met Volar when she was 16 and claimed he sexually abused her, gave her money and gifts, and sold her to other men.
It later emerged that Volar had abused several underage girls. Despite this, he was released by the police before his death.
In court, Kizer's lawyers argued that she should be covered by a 2008 Wisconsin law that protects victims of human trafficking. exempted from certain charges if their crimes are directly related to their trafficking. Supreme Court of Wisconsin ruled in 2022 that this protection could be extended to murder cases, allowing Kizer to present evidence of her abuse.

Result and future

Kizer accepted a plea deal this year to avoid a life sentence. She will serve 11 years in prison, followed by five years of extended probation. Her case continues to be a point of debate regarding the legal treatment of victims of human trafficking and the extent of legal protections they are entitled to.
Kizer, who has already spent more than one and a half years in prison, is said to Hearing on reimbursement on November 8th.