FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) — A Dartmouth man will spend at least 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of Kerri Fidalgo Tuesday.

32-year-old Tyler Baglini pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the case.

Baglini stabbed then 31-year-old Fidalgo to death in a home on Atlantic Street on Sept. 20, 2024 .

Prosecutors shared additional details of the case with the judge on Tuesday.

They said Baglini initially went to St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford on the day of the murder with a bloody knife in his hand, claiming a serial killer had stabbed his girlfriend at her home.

Police responded to the area and found Fidalgo had sustained multiple stab wounds.

She was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Prosecutors said Fidalgo and Baglini had exchan

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