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Former Missouri Principal Sentenced to Two Life Terms for Murder-for-Hire Plot

Cornelius Green hired a friend to kill his pregnant girlfriend using stolen school funds, resulting in two consecutive life sentences.

  • Jocelyn Peters was 31 weeks pregnant when she was murdered in 2016.
  • Green stole money from a school fundraiser to pay for the killing.
  • Green and his accomplice, Phillip Cutler, were both sentenced to two consecutive life terms.
  • Green tried to establish an alibi by traveling to Chicago during the murder.
  • The case has left Peters' family and the community heartbroken.
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