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The killer showed no remorse Wednesday as he was sentenced to eight consecutive life terms, representing each victim he killed, plus 260 years in prison to be served consecutively.
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Of 25 people set to read a victim impact statement at Wednesday's sentencing, 23 will travel from Argentina and Belgium. Saipov intended to kill Americans, but most of his victims were tourists.
Saipov was convicted last month of murder in aid of racketeering for providing material support to ISIS.
Sayfullo Saipov deserves the death penalty for the "unremorseful slaughter of innocent civilians" during a 2017 terror attack in New York City, a prosecutor said.
Ann-Laure Decadt left behind two small sons when she was killed on the West Side bike path in 2017.