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Dennis Joshua Whaley was sentenced to more than 35 years in prison for the murders of Christine Cambric and Jason McKenzie.

The judge imposed a sentence exceeding state guidelines, stating the victims were helpless and unarmed.

Prosecutors argued the murders were intentional, citing a social media message where Whaley threatened the victims.

A jury convicted Whaley of second-degree murder, though prosecutors had sought a first-degree murder conviction.

LANSING — Family members of Christine Cambric and Jason McKenzie sobbed softly in the back of a courtroom on Dec. 12 as a judge sentenced the man who killed the two cousins to more than 35 years in prison.

"The only words I have is, I'm sorry for your loss," Ingham County Circuit Judge Wanda Stokes told family membe

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