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WATCH: ‘We still love you’: Man sentenced in 2023 murder of mother, father

Daniel Rawlins makes an appearance Monday, May 6, 2024, in hall County Superior Court to enter a plea for the murder of his parents Leanette Rawlins, 66, and William Rawlins, 67, at their Union Church Road home. Rawlins was charged July 26, 2023 in the indictment with two counts each of malice murder, felony murder and aggravated assault. - photo by Scott Rogers

05072024 RAWLINS 4.jpg — Daniel Rawlins makes an appearance Monday, May 6, 2024, in hall County Superior Court to enter a plea for the murder of his parents Leanette Rawlins, 66, and William Rawlins, 67, at their Union Church Road home. Rawlins was charged July 26, 2023 in the indictment with two counts each of malice murder, felony murder and aggravated assault. - photo by Scott Rogers

Daniel Rawlins snuck up behind his father William Rawlins, 67, while he was fixing the lawnmower, hitting him in the head 11 times with a hammer, District Attorney Lee Darragh said.