Woman Sentenced 25 Years For Murder Of Multimillionaire Boyfriend
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FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – A Fort Lauderdale woman convicted of murdering her multimillionaire boyfriend will serve 25 years in prison.
Catherine Pileggi's sentence was handed down in a South Florida courtroom Tuesday.
Pileggi was found guilty of second-degree murder last November.
Pileggi confessed to stabbing and beating 70-year-old Ronald Vinci with a hammer at his mansion in 2011.
Pileggi's attorneys claimed she suffered from battered spouse syndrome and feared for her life.
She insisted everything she did was in self-defense.
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