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KINGMAN — A Bullhead City man was sentenced Thursday to the rest of his life in prison for the 2022 murder of his stepson with a six-foot spear.

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By ELLIOTT POLAKOFF Click here for updates on this story    TEMPE, Arizona (KPHO, KTVK) -- Earlier this month, teenager Kyle

People in Arizona are reacting to a jury's decision to acquit Kyle Rittenhouse in connection with a deadly shooting during racial protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2020.

Woman Confesses to Murdering Teen Over 30 Years Ago, but Avoids More Prison Time FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.—There was no shortage of tips about who killed Pamela Pitts, a rowdy but compassionate 19-year-old whose body was found burned beyond recognition in a pile of trash in 1988. A Satanic cult. A drug dealer. A cowboy. An ex-lover. A guy nicknamed “Halftrack.” Or maybe it was an overdose at a spot in central Arizona where people went to party. It would take more than 30 years, some prison calls a...

May 10, 2021 Share There was no shortage of tips about who killed Pamela Pitts, a rowdy but compassionate 19-year-old whose body was found burned beyond recognition in a pile of trash in 1988. A Satanic cult. A drug dealer. A cowboy. An ex-lover. A guy nicknamed “Halftrack.” Or maybe it was an overdose at a spot in central Arizona where people went to party. It would take more than 30 years, some prison calls and an eyebrow-raising plea deal before a convicted murderer would confess...

Pamela Pitts killer confesses, avoids prison 10 May, 2021 12:30 AM 8 minutes to read This undated photo provided by police shows a law enforcement official discovering a photograph of Pamela Pitts in the wood stove of a home she shared with two others. Photo / AP This undated photo provided by police shows a law enforcement official discovering a photograph of Pamela Pitts in the wood stove of a home she shared with two others. Photo / AP Other There was no shortage of tips about who killed Pam...

Felicia Fonseca May 09, 2021 - 5:22 PM FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Pamela Pitts body was found burned beyond recognition in a pile of trash in 1988. Tips flooded in blaming a Satanic cult, a drug dealer, an ex-lover, an overdose at an Arizona party spot. It would take more than 30 years, some prison calls and an eyebrow-raising plea deal before a convicted murderer would confess. But in a shocking twist, a court recently agreed the 19-year-old’s killer wouldnt spend any ...

Prosecutors tried to draw similarities between the two cases to back up a theory that when Harmon felt threatened or abandoned, she killed. Cates called that a stretch. Prosecutors knew Harmon was furious with Pitts over money, for wanting to move out and for sharing news of Harmons pregnancy, according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press. Pitts went missing on Sept. 16, 1988, the day that Harmon drove around Prescott looking for her and saying shed kill her if she found her, th...

Pamela Pitts body was found burned beyond recognition in a pile of trash in 1988. Tips flooded in blaming a Satanic cult, a drug dealer, an ex-lover, an overdose at an Arizona party spot. It would take more than 30 years, some prison calls and an eyebrow-raising plea deal before a convicted murderer would confess. But in a shocking twist, a court recently agreed the 19-year-old’s killer wouldnt spend any more time behind bars. Pamela Pitts body was found burned beyond recognition in a pi...