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Woman sentenced to prison for murdering roommate at Utah homeless shelter

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A woman was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to murdering her roommate at a Salt Lake County shelter. Laura Darlene Northrup pleaded guilty to first-degree murder with a mental condition in July in connection to the May 2024 death of Stephanie Lynn Haskett-Carrasco.

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