BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of slaying former model and actress Barbara Jean Laney was sentenced Saturday to life in prison.
Gary Michael Cloud, 49, was convicted in June of strangling, stabbing and beating Laney, 67, at her Bradenton condo in August 2002. The two were family friends, according to relatives.
Prosecutors said Cloud robbed Laney, who acted in the 1950s TV Western series "Sky King," because he wanted drug money.
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Cloud appeared before Chief Circuit Court Judge Robert Bennett via a video link. Cloud's attorney has filed an appeal.