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Author-Turned-Murderer Sentenced To Life Without Parole
A West Hollywood man was sentenced for killing his girlfriend, draining her body of all blood in a crime that mirrored a book he co-wrote.

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A West Hollywood man was sentenced for killing his girlfriend, draining her body of all blood in a crime that mirrored a book he co-wrote.

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