A Blount County jury found Johnny Ray Wilburn guilty on 38 charges connected to the killings of three people and the burning of their home in Tennessee in January 2025, sentencing him to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Tuesday.
Prosecutors said Wilburn killed the Farleys because he needed money
The victims, Cas Ivan Farley, 61, Delmar Marty Farley, 59, and Norma Kaye Farley, 65, lived on Payne Hollow Road in Walland.
Firefighters found their bodies in the debris of a house fire on January 19, 2025, according to court records cited by WBIR.
Prosecutors said Wilburn killed the three victims because he was short on cash. During closing arguments, District Attorney General Ryan Desmond asked what the three lives were worth to Wilburn…