Prosecutors said that the defendants, Patricia and Matthew, were sentenced to 2,340 years in jail and people are still saying that wasn’t enough time after what they did.
The then 34-year-old Patricia was sentenced to 1,590 years in prison and her 42-year-old husband, Matthew, to 750 years in prison. The government had requested those sentences, the maximums possible. As U.S. District Judge Coogler stated: ”
I have actually been on the bench considering that 1998, and this is the worst case I have actually personally handled, consisting of murders. You robbed this kid of her youth and her soul, and an optimal sentence is proper.” Read the full story here ▶