LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The man convicted of killing Little Rock television personality and former Greenville resident Anne Pressly has been sentenced to life
in prison without parole.
The jury that convicted Curtis Vance of capital murder, rape and burglary in last year's attack at Pressly's home decided on the verdict Thursday night after hearing from Pressly's mother, Vance's family and doctors and social workers. Under state law, jurors had to select either the death penalty or a life sentence. Pressly's step father spoke with KARK-TV late Thursday night, "There really aren't any winners tonight. Nothing that's been done here will ever bring Anne back. We'll never see her smile, we'll never hear her laugh,
we'll never know the joy of her presence with us until we see her again in heaven", said Guy Cannady.
Pressly died Oct. 25, 2008, five days after a brutal assault that crushed her face and left her gasping for air.
Vance's mother testified Thursday that she was an abusive mother, and a doctor said Vance showed signs of paranoia. Pressly's mother told jurors Wednesday what it was like to lose an only child.
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