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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
James Liddell

A woman was buried alive in a shallow grave. Then her estranged husband forged notes in her name

Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office

A husband has been sentenced to life in prison after he buried his wife alive in a shallow, hand-dug grave while they were in the midst of bitter divorce proceedings.

Sandra Pagniano, 39, vanished without a trace in May 2017, with two mysterious letters left behind.

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