Crime & Justice

Mom Murderer Who Took Selfies With Her Corpse Gets 20 Years

‘EPITOME OF PURE EVIL’

While the sentence could end up being longer, he is also eligible for parole in as few as 17 years—and his family is furious.

Pilar Melendez
Pilar Melendez 

Senior National Reporter

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Pilar Melendez

Pilar Melendez

Senior National Reporter

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