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Man Who Stalked Ex-Girlfriend, Murdered Her New Boyfriend Sentenced To 22-54 Years In Prison

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A judge has sentenced a man to decades in prison for stalking his ex-girlfriend and murdering her new boyfriend.

Matthew Lambert will spend 22 to 54 years in prison.

He had pleaded guilty to five felony counts.

Matthew Lambert
(Courtesy: Allegheny County)

Lambert put a GPS tracker on his ex-girlfriend's car and sent her hundreds of threatening text messages.

In 2019, police say Lambert went to the North Side and killed Tre Valorie, a man the woman had started dating.

Jerquay Atkins and Tyler Sherrell, two other men charged in that killing, are still awaiting trial.

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