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Two sentenced for murder in Luzerne County

One was just 14 when she took part in the stabbing death of Fred Boote.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Two people were sentenced Thursday for a brutal murder in Wilkes-Barre.

Reynaldo Mercado got life in prison, and Louisa Alex Reyes received 40 years to life for the murder of Fred Boote.

Wednesday, a jury found Mercado guilty on all counts, including murder, robbery, and abuse of a corpse.

Reyes pleaded guilty in September.

Investigators say Mercado stabbed Boote to death at his home in 2018.

Reyes, who was 14 at the time, helped.

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