Syracuse man in prison for life for double murder now admits he killed a third person

Syracuse, N.Y. ― A Syracuse man already serving a life sentence for killing two people admitted this week he fatally shot another person.

Donnell Thornton, 31, was a defendant in two murder trials in 2025.

The first ended in a conviction for gun possession and a hung jury on the murder charge. The second, a double homicide, ended in a conviction and a sentence of life without parole…

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