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Friday, April 19, 2013  A St. Louis man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the beating death of his 2-year-old son.

Friday, March 22, 2013  A man who killed two workers at a St. Louis County Steak `n Shake restaurant has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Friday, November 16, 2012  A southwest Missouri man is going to prison for the rest of his life for killing his ex-wife in a Branson motel room.

Friday, October 12, 2012  Mom who glued toddler's hands: Is she a monster? Dallas woman faces life sentence for attack

Friday, August 24, 2012  A Springfield man is headed to prison for shooting a classmate to death.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  The outcome was welcomed by some victims, including Giffords herself, as a way to avoid a lengthy, possibly traumatic trial and years of legal wrangling over a death sentence.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  Sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole

Wednesday, February 08, 2012  The teenage who killed her nine-year-old neighbor in October 2009 now knows her fate.

Saturday, November 06, 2010  Man who led 'family' drug ring gets life in prison

Wednesday, August 04, 2010  A southwest Missouri man who was one of four people charged with killing a man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Monday, November 09, 2009  Supreme Court weighs whether life in prison for juveniles is cruel and unusual