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Heidt receives sentence for murders
Man gets two consecutive life terms plus 85 years
Heidt case
Ogeechee Judicial Circuit assistant district attorney Michael Muldrew, right, and District Attorney Richard Mallard speak to the media after Craig Heidt was sentenced Thursday. - photo by PATRICK DONAHUE/Special
Craig Heidt was sentenced in Effingham County Superior Court Thursday to two consecutive life terms in prison plus 85 years. Heidt was convicted four weeks ago for the murder of his father Philip Heidt and his brother Carey Heidt. He also was convicted of nine other charges, including aggravated assault, burglary, criminal attempt to commit arson and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.
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