‘I am not a monster,’ declares Utah man before being sentenced to prison for killing his brother’s girlfriend

Family and friends of Amanda Rose Garcia wept openly in Salt Lake City’s 3rd District Court Monday as Justin Cade VanCleave, 20, was sentenced for her brutal slaying.Judge Vernice Trease sentenced VanCleave to 15 years to life for the May 23, 2016, first-degree felony murder of the 33-year-old woman, who was strangled and stabbed more than 40 times.The judge said VanCleave will not get credit for the past 608 days that he has been incarcerated at the Salt Lake County Jail.VanCleave had liv