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California man sentenced to life in grisly torture killing of father
A 44-year-old Santa Barbara County man convicted in the gruesome torture and murder of his father was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole, authorities announced. On June 11, 2022, police responded to a Lompoc home in the 200 block of North D Street on reports of a do...
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California man sentenced to life in grisly torture killing of father
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A 44-year-old Santa Barbara County man convicted in the gruesome torture and murder of his father was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole, authorities announ...