SUNBURY -- Life in prison without parole was the sentence given today in Northumberland County court to the so-called "Craigslist Thrill Killers."
Both Elytte and Miranda Barbour were quiet as they walked into the Northumberland County Courthouse. The husband and wife admitted to meeting Troy LaFerrara of Port Trevorton through the website Craigslist last November and stabbing him to death.
They say they killed him because they wanted to kill someone together. Last month both Barbours pleaded guilty to second degree murder and today they were sentenced to life in prison with no parole.
"I'm glad they pled guilty and that part is done. But nothing will ever make this right and nothing will ever bring him back," Colleen LaFerrara said.
The Barbours are young. Elytte is in his early 20s and Miranda is a teenager, but Miranda's attorney says they understand the magnitude of their sentence.
"I believe that we've discussed and explained to her what the ramifications are and that's life in prison without parole," Attorney Edward Greco said.
Members of the LaFerrara family addressed the court and the Barbours directly.
Troy's sister Holly said, "They lack empathy and they are rotten to the core."
Miranda Barbour had nothing to say inside the courtroom, but her husband Elytte addressed the LaFerrara family and apologized for his actions.
Elytte told the family he doesn't know what came over him and said, "No words can express the sorrow I feel and how sorry I am."
"It's something like you've been living with it for months now and finally we're able to move on," District Attorney Ann Targonski said.
Earlier this year, Miranda Barbour claimed to have killed at least 20 more people in different parts of the country. The Sunbury Police Department says it is helping the FBI investigate those claims, but so far there is no evidence those claims are true.