▁when ▁he ▁is ▁ 1 1 2 . ▁B ost ic ▁is ▁serving ▁the ▁longest ▁sentence ▁in ▁Missouri ▁given ▁to ▁a ▁ju ven ile ▁for ▁non - hom ic ide ▁off enses . ▁ ▁B ost ic ' s ▁case ▁attract ed ▁considerable ▁media ▁attention ▁in ▁later ▁years , ▁due ▁to ▁changing ▁laws ▁regarding ▁life - sent ences ▁for ▁children , ▁and ▁the ▁sever ity ▁of ▁his ▁sentence . ▁Judge ▁Baker ▁later ▁stated ▁she ▁reg rett ed ▁giving ▁B ost ic ▁the ▁sentence , ▁and ▁act ively ▁supported ▁his ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁along ▁with ▁Ken ▁St arr , ▁S ally ▁Y ates , ▁Donald ▁B . ▁Ver r illi ▁Jr . ▁and ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁current ▁and ▁former ▁jud ges , ▁pro sec utors ▁and ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁officers . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁denied ▁B ost ic ' s ▁appeal . ▁In ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁a ▁bill ▁was ▁introduced ▁into ▁the ▁Missouri ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁which ▁if ▁passed ▁would ▁grant ▁B ost ic ▁and ▁other ▁prisoners ▁sent enced ▁as ▁children ▁greater ▁possibilities ▁of ▁par ole . ▁B ost ic ▁is ▁in car cer ated ▁at ▁Jefferson ▁City ▁Cor re ction al ▁Center . ▁ ▁Background ▁B ost ic ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁St ▁Louis , ▁Missouri ▁and ▁has ▁three ▁sib lings , ▁an ▁elder ▁brother ▁and ▁sister ▁and ▁a ▁younger ▁brother . ▁B ost ic ▁states ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁not ▁present ▁during ▁his ▁child