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Kenneth Manzanares, 43, killed his wife, Kristy, in July 2017.

A Utah man who beat his wife to death on a 2017 cruise in US waters will be in a federal prison for at least the next 30 years. Kenneth Manzanares, 43, was sentenced to 30 years...

The incident occurred in 2017 while the couple were on a cruise in Alaska with their children.

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A deadbeat Utah dad, who beat his wife to death in front of their daughters on a cruise ship off Southeast Alaska in 2017 after she told him she wanted a divorce, received a 30-year prison sentence Thursday. Kenneth Manzanares, 43, pleaded guilty last year to second-degree murder in connection with Kristy Manzanares’ slaying aboard the Emerald Princess in U.S. territorial waters, according to Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska Bryan Wilson. The couple got into an argument in front of their daughter...

The judge accepted pleas of nolo contendere. The state asked for a one-year execution suspended and two years of probation and the judge accepted a plea deal. McDonald was sentenced to one year execution suspended and two years of probation with conditions. “Mr. McDonald is thankful that we’re able to resolve this and we really appreciate the compassion and the grace shown by the victims and their attorney,” McDonald’s attorney, Robert Britt, said.   #BREAKING Judge accepts deal: alcohol education program & 2 year probation for John McDonald. Again, the state police detective was ...