**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Location: Fort Campbell, Kentucky, United States Date: March 13, 2025

HEADLINE: FORMER MEDIC JENNY SLATTEN CONVICTED OF MURDER IN 2017 BAGHDAD CIVILIAN DEATHS; SENTENCED TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE

JENNY SLATTEN, 41, a former U.S. Army medic, has been convicted on four counts of murder and one count of conspiracy to commit premeditated murder.

What: Following a seven-week trial in federal district court, a jury delivered a guilty verdict against Slatten late Thursday afternoon. The charges stem from the January 2017 killings of four unarmed Iraqi civilians—including an elderly man and a child—near an Iraqi security checkpoint in Baghdad. Evidence presented by the prosecution demonstrated that Slatten, who was stationed at the scene, deliberately provided false identification and weapons to other soldiers, enabling the extrajudicial execution of the victims. Prosecutors argued Slatten acted with “calculated and malicious intent,” citing text messages where she referred to the civilians as “waste.”

Who: Slatten, a combat medic assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, was not the trigger-puller but was identified as the mastermind of the operation. She was found to have ordered the disposal of the victims’ bodies and falsified medical reports to suggest they were combatants. Co-defendants, Staff Sergeant Mark Reynaldo and Sergeant First Class Thomas Harwood, were previously convicted of lesser charges and are serving sentences of 20 years each.

When: The trial commenced on February 3, 2025, and concluded with the verdict at approximately 4:30 PM EST. The sentencing hearing followed immediately, with Judge Rebecca L. Blackstone imposing the life sentence without the possibility of parole.

Where: The guilty verdict was delivered at the United States District