Man sentenced to life in prison for 2010 murder

A man who pleaded guilty to murdering a 41-year-old woman was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Wednesday.

As part of 31-year-old Jaime Coronado's plea deal, he was not eligible for the death penalty.

Coronado, was arrested after Michelle Melinda Morales' dead body was found inside a home in March 2010.

Chandler police said physical evidence found on Coronado connected him to Morales' death.

Police received a call from a landlord on March 1, 2010 saying a bloody body was lying on the floor inside a vacant house.

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