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Maintenance workers at a Baltimore apartment building called 911 in 2021 when they found a resident "bloody and unresponsive"

The victim, John Hall III, had just won $1,000 at a casino the night before

Authorities later learned the man who killed him had been twice convicted of murder and released early from prison both times

A Maryland man who had been released early after two murder convictions will spend the rest of his life in prison.

On Wednesday, Nov. 12, Reginald Lively, 68, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the fatal bludgeoning and stabbing of John Hall III, 68, in northwest Baltimore, Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates announced in a statement.

"This is a serial killer, and this gentleman needs to be off the streets,

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