OSSIPEE — The man convicted of murdering his girlfriend and her fetus was sentenced Monday to two consecutive prison terms of 40 years to life.
Following a trial in Carroll County Superior Court before Judge Mark Attorri, William Kelly, 40, was convicted by a jury on July 9 of two counts of second-degree murder in the Dec. 17, 2023, deaths of his girlfriend Christine Falzone, 33, and her 8-month-old unborn child, who was named Jewels.
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