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Larry Updegraff just got 50 years in prison for murdering his wife in 2009 — a chilling act he committed after spiraling into depression and despair following job loss. His defense painted it as a crime of passion, fueled by stress and suicidal thoughts, but the prosecutor called it “the ultimate in selfishness.” Neighbors recalled arguments, family members described a man struggling with pressure, while the victim’s family labeled him controlling and abusive — pleading for the harshest sentence. The judge rejected any notion of accident or mercy, calling it a deliberate, calculated act of violence — and sentenced him to decades behind bars.

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