GUILTY MN - Cristina Prodan, 27, Edina, 5 January 2018 *Arrest*
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15 Jan 2019
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A Delano, Minnesota man will be spending more than 20 years behind bars after pleading guilty to strangling his girlfriend in Edina and later burning her body in a junkyard in New Orleans last year.
On Tuesday, 26-year-old Joseph Porter pleaded guilty to second-degree unintentional murder for killing 27-year-old Cristina Prodan at her apartment. A judge then sentenced him to 20 years and 10 months in prison. Porter received a higher sentence than typical guidelines because he admitted to "particular cruelty" in hiding Prodan's body, not alerting police and causing stress to Prodan's mother, who filed a missing person report in the months that followed.
According to the criminal complaint, on Jan. 4, 2018, a fight between the couple turned violent, ending with Porter choking Prodan to death. Instead of calling for help, Porter stuffed Prodan's body into a large suitcase and drove to New Orleans, where he burned her body in a shipping container at a junkyard. While making the fire, Porter also burned himself.
Man sentenced to 20 years after murdering girlfriend, burning her body
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A Delano, Minnesota man will be spending more than 20 years behind bars after pleading guilty to strangling his girlfriend in Edina and later burning her body in a junkyard in New Orleans last year.
On Tuesday, 26-year-old Joseph Porter pleaded guilty to second-degree unintentional murder for killing 27-year-old Cristina Prodan at her apartment. A judge then sentenced him to 20 years and 10 months in prison. Porter received a higher sentence than typical guidelines because he admitted to "particular cruelty" in hiding Prodan's body, not alerting police and causing stress to Prodan's mother, who filed a missing person report in the months that followed.
According to the criminal complaint, on Jan. 4, 2018, a fight between the couple turned violent, ending with Porter choking Prodan to death. Instead of calling for help, Porter stuffed Prodan's body into a large suitcase and drove to New Orleans, where he burned her body in a shipping container at a junkyard. While making the fire, Porter also burned himself.
Man sentenced to 20 years after murdering girlfriend, burning her body
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Only 20 years! That disgusts me!!
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No. It can be, but just like any town/city it has its areas of lower income type. Actually, the last time I was in Delano it was still a farm town. Silo's and everything. But, the homes have built up around there I am sure can cost big $. But, you also, get the larger lots and not the hustle and bustle of the city. Long commutes though. The people I knew from that area were not wealthy. I believe they still live there.
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