Erie man will serve decades in prison after pleading guilty to killing ex-fiance

Family of woman murdered by ex-fiance say he is 'no longer free to harm women'

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Erie man will serve decades in prison after pleading guilty to killing ex-fiance

An Erie man who admitted to stabbing his ex-fiance to death in September of 2024 will spend decades behind bars. Joel Barnett, 41, was sentenced to 25 to 50 years behind bars for the death of Michelle Hanson at their home in the 700 block of East 9th Street. Ex-fiance of victim charged for fatal stabbing, second homicide this year Back in June, Barnett pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, but mentally ill. Barnett's attorney, Bruce Sandm…