Minn. man who fatally stabbed wife at Bible study sentenced to 33 years

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    ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — A man who killed his woman astatine a Bible study past twelvemonth successful St. Paul was sentenced to 33 years connected Friday morning.

Robert Castillo, 40, pleaded blameworthy earlier this twelvemonth to second-degree execution successful nan deadly onslaught connected 41-year-old Corinna Woodhull successful March 2023.

According to nan criminal complaint, astatine 1 constituent during nan Bible study, hosted by Woodhull’s sister, Castillo whispered thing to his woman and past started to stab her.

Others astatine nan Bible study restrained Castillo, pinch 1 witnesser telling constabulary they believed he would’ve stabbed others had he not been disarmed.

During unfortunate effect statements Friday morning, Corinna’s parents addressed nan court.

“She’s an angel among angels now, but was my angel erstwhile she was present connected earth,” said Randy Kirscheman, Corinna’s dad. “Corinna has travel a agelong measurement to thief a batch of people,”

“Trying to explicate nan effect her decease has had upon my life — it’s impossible. I don’t cognize really to unrecorded life without her,” Woodhull’s mother, Linda Castle, said astatine nan sentencing.

Castle said her girl became dream for nan hopeless, inspiring others to besides alteration their lives for nan better. Among those was Castillo, who she yet married.

“She thought she could prevention him. That her emotion would thief them build a life together,” said Castle.

Castillo has a convulsive criminal history that includes antecedently beating different female pinch a hammer.

Castle said aft her death, she recovered divorcement papers successful Woodhull’s car.

“She knew it was clip to locomotion away, and that’s why she’s dead,” Castle said.

Castillo said he took “full responsibility” for his actions.

The judge sentenced Castillo to 33 years. He’ll walk astatine slightest two-thirds of that clip successful prison.