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Man sentenced to life in prison for Jonelle Matthews' 1984 murder
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October 31, 2022
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2:40Now PlayingSteve Pankey was found guilty by a jury of first-degree felony murder and second-degree kidnapping on Monday in the 1984 death of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews.
Pankey was found not guilty of first-degree murder after deliberation.
He was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years on the murder and kidnapping convictions.
Jim Matthews, Jonelle's father, said during victim impact statements that the family has been haunted by the case since her death 38 years ago.
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