A North St. Louis woman has been ordered to serve 10 years in prison for the strangulation death of her boyfriend, a sentence his grieving relatives say does not come close to the weight of what they lost. Reginald “Reggie” Dukes was found dead in his apartment last December, and his family has been vocal that whatever time his killer serves, their pain is permanent.
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 53-year-old Ganell Harley was sentenced on March 6, 2026, in St. Louis circuit court. The outlet reports that the judge imposed a 10-year prison term and that members of Dukes’ family spoke about the ruling and its impact on them.
Police found Dukes unresponsive on Dec. 17, 2024, in the 3000 block of North 25th Street. The medical examiner determined he died from internal neck injuries consistent with manual strangulation. KMOV/First Alert 4 reported that, after investigators reviewed a probable-cause statement, Harley was charged with first-degree murder…