Shawn Bentler is a convicted

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. On October 14th 2006, 22 year old Bentler murdered his father Michael, 53, his mother Sandra, 47, and his three younger sisters; Sheena, 17, Shelby, 15, and Shayne, 14. It was claimed that the motive was so he could inherit his family's fortune. He was consequently sentenced to four concurrent life sentences and a consecutive life sentence.

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