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PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) - A convict has pleaded guilty to beating two elderly neighbors and stuffing their bodies into closets.
Gary Sinegal avoided the death penalty and will be sentenced to a life term on his plea Thursday to murder charges in the attacks on Louise Tamplin, 81, and Margie Gafford, 86.
Prosecutor Ed Shettle said the plea agreement was offered in a dispute over Sinegal's mental abilities, which could have blocked his eligibility for the death penalty.
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