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Convicted of killing his family as a teen, Philly man resentenced to 45 to life

A crowd of Jose Hernandez's family members — sisters, nieces, his newlywed wife — wept outside the courtroom Wednesday morning after the judge imposed one of the toughest sentences yet given to a juvenile lifer in Philadelphia.

A March 23, 1988 Daily News clipping on Jose Hernandez.
A March 23, 1988 Daily News clipping on Jose Hernandez.Read moreFile Photograph