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appalachiablue

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2. The sentence

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 01:46 PM

Friday

“One would hope that some day you will become tortured by what you have done to Christine, Joe, Christine’s daughter, and their families, but nothing I have seen suggests that you will,” said Fairfax County Circuit Court Chief Judge Penney Azcarate.

“The level of cruelty, calculation, and inhumanity in this case reflects something far deeper than anger or impulse. It reflects evil, which is why I carry no burden and find no hesitation in sentencing you to life

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