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Mainer caught on video killing father-in-law sentenced to 60 years

Mainer caught on video killing father-in-law sentenced to 60 years

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CARIBOU, Maine (AP) A Maine man captured on home security video firing shots into his stepfather’s home has been sentenced to 60 years for murder.

A judge imposed the sentence Monday on James Peaslee, of Easton, who was angry over a probate decision involving the estate of his late mother, Janet Hilenski. His stepfather, 79-year-old Paul Hilenski Sr., died in his Bridgewater home from a gunshot wound to the chest.

Hilenski’s sons gave him the security system because of concerns over his safety, and the system captured video and still images of the killing.

A prosecutor said Peaslee was resentful over the handling of his mother’s estate. She died without a will in November 2015 after a car crash.

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