OUTSIDE READING #9

I read an article on startribune.com called Matthews sentenced to life for former girlfriend's murder. It explained how in December of 2007, Zachery Matthews killed his girlfriend Kristine Larson. He killed her in their apartment right in front of their two year little boy. He shoved her body in the trunk of his car and attempted to burn the car and the body. He was convicted of first degree murder, plus two murder accounts and interference with a body. While Kristine's family and friends went up to testify Matthews couldn't look up and even started to plug his ears. Their relationship was abusive right from the start but Kristine wanted to try to push Matthews away from his gang and make him a better person. In the end he received a life sentence and their child was put in the care of family.