An Arizona man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2017 death of his wife, who was buried alive in a hand-dug grave near their home, authorities said.

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Arizona man sentenced to natural life in prison for the 2017 death of his wife, who was buried alive

Seven years after the murder, David Pagniano decided to plead guilty before his trial was scheduled to start and allowed a judge to determine his sentence without a plea agreement.

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PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say an Arizona man has been sentenced to natural life in prison for the 2017 death of his wife, who was buried alive in a hand-dug grave near their home. Seven years after the murder, David Pagniano decided to plead guilty before his trial was scheduled to start and allowed a judge to determine his sentence without a plea agreement. The Yavapai County Attorney’s Office says 62-year-old Pagniano also was sentenc…

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PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2017 death of his wife, who was buried alive in a hand-dug grave near their home, authorities said. Seven years after the murder, David Pagniano decided to plead guilty before his trial was scheduled to start and allowed a judge to determine his sentence without a plea agreement. Pagniano, 62, also was sentenced on May 9 to a 16 ½…

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&quot;Sandra was kidnapped from her home while her children slept nearby, bound in packing tape, driven to a remote location and buried alive,&quot; prosecutors said.

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Arizona man gets life in prison in murder of wife who "vigorously struggled" after being buried alive, prosecutors say

PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2017 death of his wife, who was buried alive […]

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Authorities said 39-year-old Sandra Pagniano disappeared while she was in the process of divorcing her husband, David, in May 2017.

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Man jailed for life for murdering wife by burying her alive in Arizona

David Pagniano, 62, admitted to killing his wife, Sandra, in 2017 while they were going through a divorce.

Arizona man sentenced to natural life in prison for the 2017 death of his wife, who was buried alive

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