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Man sentenced for killing common-law wife

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A man who confessed to killing his common law wife last summer pleaded guilty Monday to several charges related to her death, court records show.

The 61-year-old victim was found dead inside her apartment on July 6 of last year. According to Aurora Police, around 11:15 p.m. that night, Phil Atchue called 911 and reported that he had fatally shot his common-law wife in their apartment in the 900 block of South Ivory Circle.

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