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and last year, scott roeder walked into the lutheran church in wichita, kansas, and shot and killed dr. george tiller, while dr. tiller was serving as an usher for sunday services. in january of this year, scott roeder was convicted of premeditated murder. he admitted during his trial he had stalked dr. tiller for years before killing him. today scott roeder was sentenced to life in prison without the chance for parole for 50 years. it s what s known in kansas as the hard 50. the judge could have given mr. roeder a sentence that would have allowed for parole eligibility in 25 years. the sentence he got, however, the hard 50, means that 52-year-old scott roeder will very likely die in prison. at the sentencing today, programs the single most amazing thing about it was when scott roeder called character witnesses. scott roeder called character witnesses to urge the judge to give him the lesser sentence. these witnesses sealed beyond a

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