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Parolee gets life for rape and beating death

A California parolee has been sentence to life in prison without possibility of parole for raping and beating to death a 76-year-old woman.

Prosecutors say 28-year-old Thedward Candler pleaded guilty earlier to first-degree murder for killing Severa Madrone, who was attacked while on her morning walk in Gardena four years ago. Candler was sentenced Tuesday.

The Torrance Daily Breeze says the woman was severely beaten with a board...

LINK - MercuryNews.com