Man Sentenced to Life in Killing of Mother of 2 New Mexico State Police Officers

Man Sentenced to Life in Killing of Mother of 2 New Mexico State Police Officers
Jacqueline Vigil in a file photo. FBI
The Associated Press
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—A Mexican national convicted of the 2019 slaying of the mother of two New Mexico state police officers in a case that drew national attention has been sentenced to life in prison.

Luis Talamantes-Romero also received an additional prison term of 26.5 years on Wednesday for eight other felony convictions in the death of Jacqueline Vigil.