California man sentenced after former roommate found dead, bludgeoned inside wall
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A California man was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Tuesday in the death of his former roommate, whose body was found hidden inside a wall in 2015.
Randolph Garbutt, 47, pleaded guilty last month to voluntary manslaughter after the remains of Raven Campbell — who had been missing since 2009 — was discovered and "excavated from behind a wall at a residence" in Lomita, a city roughly 25 miles south of Los Angeles.
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Campbell died of blunt force trauma, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said in a news release. Garbutt, officials claimed, used a hammer to kill her.
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An investigator received a tip Campbell's remains were inside the wall of a public housing apartment, KTLA reported. Campbell reportedly lived at the location with her friend and Garbutt, who was her friend's boyfriend.
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Garbutt was arrested seven months after Campbell's body was found. No motive has been given for the death.