Man sentenced in Mt. Carmel murder
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Published: Sep. 10, 2021 at 2:42 PM CDT
MT. CARMEL, Ill. (WFIE) - The man who pleaded guilty to the January 2020 murder of a Mt. Carmel woman has been sentenced.
Police say Ruben Corzine stabbed 41-year-old Jennifer Phelps to death on Cherry Street.
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Corzine pleaded guilty in July. Friday he was sentenced to 50 years in prison.
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Family members, including Phelp’s sister, gave victim impact statements at the hearing.
Phelps was the mother of three sons.
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