Oregon man avoids death penalty for beating his father and father’s girlfriend to death

An Oregon man who beat his father and his father's girlfriend to death nearly two years ago was spared the death penalty but will spend the rest of his life in prison with no chance of parole, a judge ruled Tuesday. Johan Gillette, 38, received two consecutive life sentences following emotional testimony from victims' relatives in Lane County Circuit Court. Gillette could have faced the death penalty. But his own family and that of the other victim opposed execution, and Gillette's brother told his older sibling to sign a sentencing agreement that took the death penalty off the table in exchange for waiving some appeal rights.

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