Oklahoman Pleads Guilty to Killing 3, Cutting Heart From 1

Oklahoman Pleads Guilty to Killing 3, Cutting Heart From 1
Lawrence Paul Anderson in an undated booking photo. Grady County Sheriff's Office via AP
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CHICKASHA, Okla.—An Oklahoma man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to killing three people, including a woman whose heart was cut from her body, weeks after being released from prison as part of a mass commutation effort.

Lawrence Paul Anderson, 44, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Grady County District Court to three counts of murder and single counts of maiming and assault and battery.