Name: Pair sentenced for invasion, kidnapping spree
Uploaded: 1/29/2020 12:50:23 AM
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Description: 25 years or more in prison for A West Virginia man and woman convicted in a spree of elderly home invasions and kidnappings in East Tennessee.

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Pair sentenced in string of armed home invasions, kidnapping elderly couples in Tennessee, West Virginia

From May 2018 to July 2018, investigators said the pair targeted the homes of elderly victims, forcing entry into their home and holding them at gunpoint.

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Pair sentenced for invasion, kidnapping spree

25 years or more in prison for A West Virginia man and woman convicted in a spree of elderly home invasions and kidnappings in East Tennessee.

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Man charged with attempted murder after Friday night stabbing in Knoxville

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