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Missouri man sentenced to life for brutal murder of woman kept in cage

  • Timothy Norton was sentenced to life in prison for the first-degree murder of Cassidy Rainwater.
  • James Phelps, Norton's co-defendant, was previously sentenced to life without parole for Rainwater's murder.
  • The suspects were arrested after the FBI received an anonymous tip showing photos of Rainwater caged in Phelps' property.
  • Rainwater was reported missing in August 2021, and her dismembered remains were found in Phelps' freezer.
  • Digital evidence showed Phelps and Norton had planned Rainwater's death.
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