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    Albuquerque man sentenced to 41 years in prison for killing sister in front of 3 children

    By Jordan Honeycutt,

    2024-09-06

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    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man who shot and killed his sister in front of her two kids and cousin will spend 41 years behind bars. Steven Archuleta Jr. pled guilty to second-degree murder on Thursday afternoon.

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    In July 2021, Archuleta Jr. walked into his sister’s northeast Albuquerque apartment and shot her in the head with a rifle. Her two kids and their cousin witnessed the attack.

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    Michael Burns
    09-08
    He should have gotten the death penalty
    Tish Costello
    09-07
    Life/Death sentence imo
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