NewsJuly 31, 2008
Festus woman gets two life terms for killing father
HILLSBORO, Mo. (AP) -- A Festus woman has been sentenced to consecutive life terms for helping her boyfriend kill her 73-year-old father on his front porch. Crystal York, 28, received the sentence on Wednesday after accepting a plea deal for second-degree murder. She also pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery and armed criminal action after originally being charged with first-degree murder in the 2006 death of Bill York, who was found dead on the porch of his mobile home...
HILLSBORO, Mo. (AP) -- A Festus woman has been sentenced to consecutive life terms for helping her boyfriend kill her 73-year-old father on his front porch.
Crystal York, 28, received the sentence on Wednesday after accepting a plea deal for second-degree murder. She also pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery and armed criminal action after originally being charged with first-degree murder in the 2006 death of Bill York, who was found dead on the porch of his mobile home.
Crystal York and her boyfriend, 32-year-old Ryan Gross, stabbed and shot Bill York on Aug. 30, 2006, then were caught two days later in Little Rock, Ark.
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Gross was sentenced to life in prison in May after accepting a similar plea deal.
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Information from: KSDK-TV, http://www.ksdk.com
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