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ExclusiveWho Is Celestine Payne?
Those close the murder case of Celestine Payne discuss the investigation and court proceedings. Payne took a plea deal and was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for two counts of first-degree murder. "It was certainly challenging to put together a death penalty case," says retired chief assistant prosecutor Bill Purdy.