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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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KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles)News report · Jun 11, 4:23 AM

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...

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The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Jun 11, 3:12 AM

Man arrested by U. S. Marshals in California for November fatal shooting in Syracuse

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The man remains in custody in California while awaiting extradition proceedings to New York.

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