Ho was the lead prosecutor for the case, the trial being held in Sacramento. Apparently it was quite a process to decide who would be involved and where the trial would be held, since the killer's crimes covered a large swath of California, all the way from Sacramento to Dana Point. A lot of different agencies were involved.
For multiple reasons, including the pandemic and the age of the victims and witnesses, the DA accepted a plea deal and took the death penalty off the table so the killer could plead guilty and be sentenced to life in prison without parole. I think it was a smart move, since no one who gets the death penalty in California ever is actually executed. And it allowed the victims of his crimes to hear him admit in court what he did and for them to make victim impact statements, which lasted for days since there were so many of them. I'm glad they finally got their justice and hopefully some measure of peace.
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