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Jury finds NH man sane, guilty in woman’s slaying

The Columbian
Published: March 25, 2011, 12:00am

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire judge says “infinity is not enough jail time” for a 21-year-old found guilty of murdering a Mont Vernon woman and maiming her daughter in a machete and knife attack.

Minutes after a jury found Christopher Gribble guilty in the October 2009 attack that killed Kimberly Cates and injured 11-year-old Jaimie the judge imposed the mandatory life sentence.

The jury deliberated approximately two hours over two days before finding him guilty Friday of two counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to commit burglary and witness tampering.

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