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'A voice of frightening evil' - Elderly defendant sentenced in Hannah Bender murder
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Jerry Harper listens to the prosecution during his sentencing hearing on Dec. 14, 2021. - photo by Kelly Whitmire
Twenty-six months after 21-year-old Hannah Bender’s murder, the case’s eldest defendant was sentenced for his role in the grisly crime.