- Randy Santos was sentenced to 40 years to life for killing four homeless men in Manhattan’s Chinatown; he apologized in court and said medication has helped his psychosis.
- The judge and prosecutors framed the case as illustrating the dangerous overlap of homelessness, mental illness and narcotics abuse affecting vulnerable people on the streets.
- Chinatown activists called the sentence closure for the community, while Santos’ lawyers had argued he needed psychiatric treatment rather than life behind bars.
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