An El Paso man who strangled his wife and left her hanging in a closet has been sentenced to 50 years in prison.
A judge on Monday delivered the punishment to 36-year-old Antonio Brown, who pleaded guilty to murdering 32-year-old Yanira Caballero. Family members found her body inside the couple's home on March 26, 2012, after she had been missing for several days.
Authorities said Brown killed Caballero after she tried to kick him out of the house for selling her television and trying to sell her washer and dryer. Brown sold the washer and drier to a pawn shop for $525.
Brown was later arrested in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and he admitted to killing Caballero.
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