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Woman Who Killed NMSU Student Sentenced Friday

Isaac Paul Vasquez - KFOX Weekend Producer

Posted: 7:30 pm MDT September 19, 2008Updated: 7:44 pm MDT September 19, 2008

LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- A judge sentenced an Indiana woman Friday to 60 years in prison for the murder of a student from New Mexico State University.

Tina Morris, 36, pleaded guilty earlier in the stabbing death of Liette "Lola" Martinez, 22.

Martinez was taking classes at a university in Fort Wayne, Ind., when Morris killed her.

Morris told police she didn't like the way Martinez talked to her daughter, who was Martinez's roommate.

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