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Florida man sentenced to life for teens’ murders
Filed: Jun 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Summary: Clarence Patterson III gets life in prison for the 2021 premeditated killings of two teens in Sumter County.
WHO: Clarence Patterson III
WHAT: Sentenced to life in prison for two counts of premeditated first-degree murder with a firearm
WHEN: Jun 19, 2026 at 8:58 AM ET
WHERE: Sumter County, Florida
WHY: He was convicted for the 2021 murders of two teens committed when he was 15.
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