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    Lawrence Edward Cannon Sentenced in 2017 FL Murder of 69-Year-Old Mary Ring



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    Florida couple killed landlord, lived with her body for 2 weeks: Cops

    CLEARWATER, Fla. — Police in Florida say a man and a woman killed their landlord on Super Bowl Sunday and lived with the body for two weeks while trying to decide how they should dispose of it.

    Lawrence Edward Cannon, 42, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 69-year-old Mary Ring. Cannon allegedly shot Ring to death on Feb. 5.

    Residents contacted police after noticing Ring's pet cat roaming outside and the two suspects driving around town in the victim's car.

    Officers went to the home on Monday to conduct a welfare check on Ring.

    "All of the sudden, one day they just start bringing all her furniture outside of the house, and then I ain't never seen Miss Mary again after that," neighbour Jameka Evans told local news station WFLA.

    Authorities also charged 44-year-old Jennifer Elam with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder. Elam and Cannon were both booked into jail Monday afternoon.

    Police said it wasn't clear how long the two had lived in Ring's house and weren't sure what led to the shooting.

    http://cnews.canoe.com/CNEWS/Crime/2.../22705622.html
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    Man gets 25 years after pleading guilty to landlord's murder


    CLEARWATER, Fla. (FOX 13) - A man who confessed to killing his landlord has been sentenced 25 years in prison.

    Lawrence Cannon pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder in the death of his landlord, 69-year-old Mary Ring, back in 2017.

    Clearwater police said Cannon lived in Ring's house along with Jennifer Elam.

    Officers discovered Ring's body at the home after performing a welfare check, and said she had been dead for about two weeks by the time she was found.

    During those two weeks, police said Cannon and Elam continued to live in the house with Ring's body.

    According to police, the couple was trying to figure out how to dispose of the body. The arrest affidavit says Cannon even scouted locations to dump Ring's corpse.

    Cannon told detectives he shot Ring in the back of the head while she was laying in her bed during the early morning hours after the Super Bowl.
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    Clearwater police said Cannon was sentenced 25 years minimum mandatory in state prison.

    http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-...dlord-s-murder

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