Fairbanks man sentenced 45 years in prison for murder of estranged girlfriend
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU) - A Fairbanks man faces decades behind bars after committing first-degree murder in 2019, according to the Department of L...
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU) - A Fairbanks man faces decades behind bars after committing first-degree murder in 2019, according to the Department of Law. Kelly Sweetsir, 31, was sentenced to 45 years in prison on Wednesday by Judge Amy Welch. Sweetsir pleaded guilty to first-degree murder charges in September of 2022. The 31-year-old, who is diagnosed with schizophrenia, said he heard voices in his head that told him to kill his estranged girlfriend. After Sweetsir's mother found her son's girlfriend lying motionless in a garage, she alerted Alaska State Troopers, who later caught up with Sweetsir at his residence.