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A rarity: Murder case ends quickly in hotel slaying
While most cases linger, Gainesville man pleaded guilty, received life sentence for Jan. 7 slaying
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For fans of the TV crime procedural, each episode’s case is wrapped up with a neat bow in 60 minutes. TV drama is typically far from reality, yet one rare Hall County case recently came close. Jose Antonio Garcia-Flores, 29, of Gainesville, pleaded guilty March 10 and received a life sentence for stabbing and dismembering Harmon Vonzell Lavender on Jan. 7 at the Sun Suites Hotel.