Snohomish County man sentenced to 36 years for revenge murder

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GRANITE FALLS, Wash. – A Washington man was sentenced to nearly 36 years in prison for shooting another man and then burning and burying his body in a fire pit.

George Hatt Jr. was sentenced after being convicted of first-degree murder with a firearm and other charges.

The Everett Herald reports the Snohomish County Superior Court Judge said Hatt’s cold and cruel actions earned him the maximum sentence allowed by law.

The prosecutor pushed for the 36-year sentence, alleging Hatt planned to kill and then ultimately murdered Andrew Spencer in November 2015 in retaliation for a burglary.

Hatt apologized to Spencer’s family at his sentencing.

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