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Kaarma Sentenced To 70 Years In Prison For Dede Murder

Christopher B. Allen

Markus Kaarma has been sentenced to 70 years in prison on charges of deliberate homicide for killing German exchange student Diren Dede on April 17, 2014.

Judge Ed McLean said "You pose too great a risk to society to be anywhere else but the Montana State Prison." Kaarma will be eligible for parole after 20 years.

We'll have more on this story later today.

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