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| Craigslist killers Miranda and Elytte Barbour get life term | Craigslist killers Miranda and Elytte Barbour get life term |
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| A newlywed couple who killed a man after luring him with an advert on the website Craigslist have been sentenced to life in prison without parole. | A newlywed couple who killed a man after luring him with an advert on the website Craigslist have been sentenced to life in prison without parole. |
| A Pennsylvania judge told Miranda and Elytte Barbour, 19 and 22 respectively, that they must be permanently removed from society. | |
| They pleaded guilty last month in a deal to spare them the death penalty. | They pleaded guilty last month in a deal to spare them the death penalty. |
| Neither showed any emotion in court as the victim's relatives expressed anger and pain over the slaying. | Neither showed any emotion in court as the victim's relatives expressed anger and pain over the slaying. |
| Elytte Barbour apologised to the family of Troy LaFerrara, but said he could not explain his actions. | Elytte Barbour apologised to the family of Troy LaFerrara, but said he could not explain his actions. |
| LaFerrara's sister Holly, said if it was up to her, they would have both been executed, according to the local newspaper The Daily Item. | LaFerrara's sister Holly, said if it was up to her, they would have both been executed, according to the local newspaper The Daily Item. |
| "You will not find any forgiveness here...Your selfish, attention-seeking, malignant behaviour is the root cause of everyone's torment," she said. | |
| LaFerrara was killed in November 2013 after responding to ad placed by Miranda Barbour offering companionship for money. | LaFerrara was killed in November 2013 after responding to ad placed by Miranda Barbour offering companionship for money. |
| She stabbed LaFerrara in the front seat of her car while her husband held a cord around his neck. | She stabbed LaFerrara in the front seat of her car while her husband held a cord around his neck. |
| Mr Barbour told investigators they committed the crime because they wanted to kill someone together, police said. | Mr Barbour told investigators they committed the crime because they wanted to kill someone together, police said. |
| She claimed to have killed 22 people in a six-year murder spree, but police have not charged her or her husband with any additional crimes. | She claimed to have killed 22 people in a six-year murder spree, but police have not charged her or her husband with any additional crimes. |