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They were each sentenced to life imprisonment for the deaths of the children, and received an additional 25 years in prison for the 44 other fatalities.
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CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Routh faces up to life imprisonment.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
In 1853, Farwell signed a law that abolished the death penalty in Wisconsin and replaced it with a penalty of life imprisonment, making Wisconsin the first sate to permanently abolish capital punishment for all crimes.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Convicted of murder by a Pennsylvania court in 1983, Vedam was sentenced to life imprisonment.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Routh faces up to life imprisonment.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
In 1853, Farwell signed a law that abolished the death penalty in Wisconsin and replaced it with a penalty of life imprisonment, making Wisconsin the first sate to permanently abolish capital punishment for all crimes.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Convicted of murder by a Pennsylvania court in 1983, Vedam was sentenced to life imprisonment.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Life imprisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20imprisonment. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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