Cape murderer still will serve 2 life sentences; appeals court forced reduced charge
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Judge Benjamin Lewis on Wednesday sentenced Kenneth Dewayne Bell, 25, of Cape Girardeau to two consecutive life sentences for two counts of second-degree murder and 30 years for armed criminal action, also to be served consecutively.
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