Forty-one years after the murder of 31-year-old Linda Slaten in her Brunell Parkway apartment, a man linked to the crime by DNA evidence pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree murder. Joseph Clinton Mills, 61, did not admit to the crime or apologize, News Channel 8 reports. His guilty plea resulted in a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole but avoided the death penalty that could have resulted from a jury trial. ALSO: Fox 13 News
Barry Friedman founded Lkldnow.com in 2015 as the culmination of a career in print and digital journalism. Since 1982, he has used the tools of reporting, editing and content curation to help people in Lakeland understand their community better.
More by Barry Friedman