The man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and University of Miami linebacker Marlin Barnes in a "jealous rage" nearly 30 years ago was sentenced Thursday to life in prison.

Labrant Dennis was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole in the April 1996 murders of Barnes and Timwanika Lumpkins.

Barnes, a once-Hurricanes linebacker with dreams of reaching the NFL, was found beaten to death inside his campus dorm room in April of 1996. His childhood best friend discovered the horrifying scene, telling jurors Barnes was "laying in a pool of blood, his face crushed."

“He was taking deep breaths, choking on blood because there was so much," Earl Little Sr. said.

It's believed Dennis went on a jealous rage. Both victims were found with unrecognizable injuries. Prosecutors

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