Katrina Ben Sentenced to Life Plus 20 Years in Shooting Death of Her Lover
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“A traveling nurse convicted in October of the 2012 murder of her lover was sentenced to life without parole plus 20 years.”
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“Eric Somuah, 34, was found shot to death on a bed in his Silver Spring, Maryland, apartment in June 2012.”
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“He had been romantically involved with his neighbor, Katrina Renee Ben, who moved back home to Mississippi after Somuah's death.”
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“After having sex with him, Ben shot Somuah in the head because she found out he had been dating other women, prosecutors said.”
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“A bullet casing found in Somuah's bedroom matched a partially dismantled gun found along the Beltway near Colesville.”
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“A Maryland detective traced the gun through its five previous owners to a pawnshop in Columbia, Mississippi, where it was purchased several years ago by Ben.”
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“At his funeral, she sat in the second row, and she repeatedly denied having anything to do with Somuah's death.”
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