A man's future is all but sealed after he was convicted and sentenced for the "brutal" murder of a business owner in Albuquerque, New Mexico .

Juan Carlos Hernandez, 22, was ordered to serve life in prison plus 21 years in the slaying of 45-year-old Sihui Fang in January 2022, Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman announced on Wednesday . Hernandez was found guilty by a jury in August 2024 of first-degree murder , armed robbery, kidnapping, and conspiracy.

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Hernandez had entered Fang's business, Wonderful Massage, on Jan. 24, 2022, pretending to be a customer. He then forced her to let his accomplice, Jorge Rivera-Ramirez, enter, and the tw

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