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Sacramento Man Gets Life Without Parole for Attacks on Homeless People

Diego Flores was convicted of two first-degree murders and two attempted murders during a 2023 crime spree.
Sacramento Man Gets Life Without Parole for Attacks on Homeless People
A homeless camp near Jibboom Street behind a motel in Sacramento, as seen on April 8, 2024, before it was swept by local authorities. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times
Jill McLaughlin
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An ex-convict was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury convicted him of targeting local homeless people during a 2023 murder and crime spree, the Sacramento County district attorney’s office announced Jan. 22.

Diego Cordova Flores, 50, of Sacramento remained in detention Friday, according to inmate records.

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