![Carl D. Walsh Joseph Eaton, left, enters Sagadahoc County Superior Court in West Bath, Maine, Monday, July 1, 2024. Eaton, who confessed to killing his parents and two of their friends and wounding three people in a highway shooting has been sentenced to life in prison. (Carl D. Walsh/Portland Press Herald via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7a1ffeb26c4f4759ac5cdb1b3155b171/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Joseph Eaton, left, enters Sagadahoc County Superior Court in West Bath, Maine, Monday, July 1, 2024. Eaton, who confessed to killing his parents and two of their friends and wounding three people in a highway shooting has been sentenced to life in prison. (Carl D. Walsh/Portland Press Herald via AP)
![Patrick Whittle FILE - Friends of shooting victim Patricia Eger gather at a Christian organization where she volunteered in Lisbon Falls, Maine, Thursday, April 20, 2023. Joseph Eaton, who's charged with killing four people, including Eger, and injuring three others, is due in court Monday, July 1, 2024, for a plea hearing which his lawyer said will resolve all of his criminal charges. (AP Photo/Patrick Whittle, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/dd314b05c5814c3cad753d9f6f088363/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Friends of shooting victim Patricia Eger gather at a Christian organization where she volunteered in Lisbon Falls, Maine, Thursday, April 20, 2023. Joseph Eaton, who's charged with killing four people, including Eger, and injuring three others, is due in court Monday, July 1, 2024, for a plea hearing which his lawyer said will resolve all of his criminal charges. (AP Photo/Patrick Whittle, File)
![David Sharp Joseph Eaton, who confessed to killing four people and injuring three others, is seen in court for a change-of-plea court hearing on Monday, July 1, 2024, in West Bath, Maine. (AP Photo/David Sharp)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bb896b421d0545c9a6a39a283601ed1d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Joseph Eaton, who confessed to killing four people and injuring three others, is seen in court for a change-of-plea court hearing on Monday, July 1, 2024, in West Bath, Maine. (AP Photo/David Sharp)
![Robert F. Bukaty FILE - Investigators work at the scene of a shooting where four people were killed on April 18, 2023, in Bowdoin, Maine. Joseph Eaton, who's charged with killing four people and injuring three others, is due in court Monday, July 1, 2024, for a plea hearing which his lawyer said will resolve all of his criminal charges. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e7d135e7367740d696a58007512e53f1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Investigators work at the scene of a shooting where four people were killed on April 18, 2023, in Bowdoin, Maine. Joseph Eaton, who's charged with killing four people and injuring three others, is due in court Monday, July 1, 2024, for a plea hearing which his lawyer said will resolve all of his criminal charges. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
![Brianna Soukup FILE - Joseph Eaton walks into a courtroom at West Bath District Court for his arraignment, July 28, 2023, in West Bath, Maine. Eaton, who confessed to killing his parents and their friends and firing at motorists on a busy highway after being released from prison, plans to enter pleas that will bring the criminal case to a conclusion, his lawyer said. (Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald via AP, Pool, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4e235172d21843578416d75ec7834884/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Joseph Eaton walks into a courtroom at West Bath District Court for his arraignment, July 28, 2023, in West Bath, Maine. Eaton, who confessed to killing his parents and their friends and firing at motorists on a busy highway after being released from prison, plans to enter pleas that will bring the criminal case to a conclusion, his lawyer said. (Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald via AP, Pool, File)