“Whether the murder was premeditated or not, Landske’s behavior towards Page was methodical and deliberate,” the opinion says.

Landske “did not fire one shot, but several shots at Page, point blank and point blank,” which poorly reflected his character, the court wrote. Landske then “calmly recounted the details of the murder to law enforcement in a down-to-earth manner without any apparent indication of remorse.”

At a press conference days after Page’s 2018 homicide, Hobart Police said Landske told investigators he was “slowly losing his marbles,” but police did not believe he was in pain. of dementia.

“He didn’t seem to have a mental incapacity for me,” so-Lt. James Gonzales told reporters.

“In my opinion, Bill Landske is a cowardly murderer who left Judge Page’s family and friends and the Landske family to face an emotional path of destruction,” Gonzales said.

Following Landske’s conviction, Page’s husband Kevin Swanson filed a wrongful death complaint against Landske and several of his children.

Landske then agreed to a settlement in the civil lawsuit, court records show.

On November 1, Special Judge Daniel J. Molter ordered the execution of the settlement agreement.