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Javier Lopez was sentenced to natural life in prison for the murder of his estranged wife Christina Lopez in 2024

Lopez pleaded guilty to first-degree premeditated murder

“This was a calculated, premeditated act of murder that robbed a mother of her life and young children of their mother,” Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller said

An Arizona dad was sentenced to natural life in prison without the possibility of parole for the “horrific murder” of his estranged wife who was brutally stabbed 43 times, prosecutors said on Monday, Sept. 15.

Javier Lopez pleaded guilty to first-degree premeditated murder in the 2024 death of Christina Lopez, according to a Pinal County Attorney’s Office press release .

“This was a calculated, premeditated act of murder that robbed a mother of

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