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Man sentenced to life without parole for killing woman over stolen phone in Salt Lake City

By KSL · September 30, 2026 · 1 min read
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KEY TAKEAWAYS Kidus Yohannes was sentenced to life without parole on Tuesday for killing 22-year-old Candace Samples almost eight years ago. Yohannes stabbed Samples more than 20 times after she took his phone and also stabbed a man who intervened, prosecutors say.

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