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Man gets life in prison for murder of Arizona teacher

This undated photo provided by the Arizona Department of Corrections shows Charlie Malzahn. Malzahn, 32, pleaded guilty in June to first-degree murder, abandonment of a body and other charges in the death of Cathryn Gorospe. His sentencing hearing is scheduled, Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Coconino County Superior Court in Flagstaff, Ariz.
Arizona Department of Corrections via AP, File
This undated photo provided by the Arizona Department of Corrections shows Charlie Malzahn. Malzahn, 32, pleaded guilty in June to first-degree murder, abandonment of a body and other charges in the death of Cathryn Gorospe. His sentencing hearing is scheduled, Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Coconino County Superior Court in Flagstaff, Ariz.

A man who brutally killed an Arizona elementary school teacher after she bailed him out of jail will spend the rest of his life in prison.

A judge sentenced Charlie Malzahn to life without parole in a Flagstaff courtroom Tuesday. The 32-year-old pleaded guilty last month to first-degree murder and other charges in the death of Cathryn Gorospe.

Gorospe went missing in October 2017 after posting bond for Malzahn. The 44-year-old teacher hoped to help him curb drug addictions and straighten out his life. Instead, he stabbed her multiple times.

Prosecutors agreed to drop capital punishment as a sentencing option. For Gorospe's family and friends, it was their first time seeing Malzahn since he was arrested for the murder.

Gorospe's body was found near Flagstaff a week after her disappearance.