Life Sentence For Man Convicted Of Killing Mom, Escort
An Addison man has been sentenced to life in prison for stabbing his mother to death before hiring an escort and killing her when she found the knife used in his mother's murder.
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An Addison man has been sentenced to life in prison for stabbing his mother to death before hiring an escort and killing her when she found the knife used in his mother's murder.
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Etan Patz walked out of his New York City home headed for a school bus stop in May of 1979. He never made it to school and has never been found.
