Overview
- Darin McFarlin, who was sentenced Monday, received two consecutive life terms without parole plus another life term, 50 years to life, and 15 years.
- Prosecutors said the violence followed a movie about a troubled firefighter and escalated into McFarlin strangling Marissa Divodi-Lessa, shooting her in the head in front of her children, then killing her 7-year-old son.
- The victims were 29-year-old Marissa Divodi-Lessa, also reported as Divodi-Lessa Herzog, and her son Josiah, while her 9-year-old daughter survived.
- After the killings, McFarlin left the area, with reports differing on whether he was later arrested in Nevada or in Mono County.
- Seven victim impact statements were read at sentencing, including one from the surviving 9-year-old girl.