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The jury reached its verdict three days after a three-week trial in July, where they heard from Thompson’s friend, An East Palo Alto landlord has been neighbor, East Palo Alto police, investisentenced to 52 years to life in prison gators, Labat’s family and friends. after a jury found him guilty of shooting Thompson was accused of killing his tenant and hiding her body, which Attorney Rebecca Baum. Second-degree Labat, 32, on Dec. 2, 2022, after an has never been found, a prosecutor said murder means the killing was intentionargument over rent at his home at 107 al, but not planned. Thompson will have yesterday. Daphne Way, and why she was not takJohn Caisiano Thompson, 47, was to serve a minimum of 52 years in prising care of his child, Deputy District Atsentenced for the second-degree murder on before he is eligible for parole. He of Breanna Labat, said Assistant District would be 99 years old by then. [See LANDLORD, page 30] BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
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