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U.S. Court Sentences Thomas O'Donnell to Life in Killing

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  • U.S. court sentenced Thomas O'Donnell to life imprisonment, parole possible after 20 years, for killing Michael Harding.
  • Authorities arrested O'Donnell on Dec. 8, 2022, two months after Harding’s body was discovered.
  • David Hammersley found Harding’s dead body in a Kentucky cottage on Sept. 26, 2022.
  • Julie Harding died by suicide at Tennessee home on Dec. 10, 2022, two days after O'Donnell’s arrest.
  • Burton suggested Julie conspired with O'Donnell to kill Harding to protect divorce assets.