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(NewsNation) — The would-be Hollywood producer sentenced this week to 146 years in prison for a series of rapes and the overdose deaths of two women will appeal, his attorney says.

David Pearce, 43, learned his fate Wednesday following a jury conviction in February on first-degree murder and rape charges. Prosecutors say Pearce gave fentanyl-laced drugs to Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola and Christy Giles after meeting the women at a November 2021 party and bringing them to his Beverly Hills ap

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