Man sentenced to serve 30 years in connection with murder
PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (AP) – A man has been sentenced to 30 years behind bars in connection with a murder case involving of two people.
WYMT-TV reports Orie Spence Jr. was sentenced Monday morning following the 2013 killings of Edger and April Hedrick. The two were found dead in their home in Martin County.
Police arrested Spence following the murder. He pleaded guilty to the murder charge late last year.
Spence was the cousin of Edger Hedrick.
Members of the Hedrick family appeared in court Monday, expressing their frustration over the killings.
