Coley McCraney receives life sentence for 1999 Alabama double murders.

Coley McCraney has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 1999 murders of Tracie Hawlett and J.B. Beasley in Alabama. The case went unsolved for nearly 20 years until police used DNA evidence to identify an extended family member and then matched the crime scene DNA to McCraney. McCraney, a truck driver and preacher without a criminal record, was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison. Family members of the victims testified about their loss, while supporters of McCraney held signs and testified to his character.