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Jury Recommends Life Sentence Polk County Murderer Tony Wiggins
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 5, 4:11 PM EDT
updated Oct 6, 7:11 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WFLA (NBC 8), WTVT and WTSP, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
A Polk County jury recommended life in prison for Tony 'TJ' Wiggins in the Frostproof murders, WTVT reported. The recommendation prompted a reaction from the father of one of the victims, according to WFLA.
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Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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