SAT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A Salt Lake City man has been sentenced to prison for the 2023 murder of his wife.
Larry Edward Johnson, 66, pleaded guilty to a charge of first-degree murder after strangling and killing his wife in 2023. He was sentenced in Salt Lake City’s Third District Court to 15 years to life in prison. A second charge of obstruction of justice was dismissed as part of a plea deal.
According to charging documents, police responded to a welfare check at a Salt Lake City apartment after Johnon’s sister told police that he had strangled and killed his 71-year-old wife, Victoria Lynn Johnson on April 2, 2023.
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Salt Lake Police officers arrived at the apartment and inside located Victoria deceased, undressed and seated in a recliner in the living room, with obvious trauma to her face, arms, neck, and upper torso…