{"id":159219,"date":"2021-06-03T15:30:25","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T19:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=159219"},"modified":"2021-06-03T15:31:34","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T19:31:34","slug":"man-who-beat-wife-to-death-in-front-of-their-kids-on-cruise-ship-is-sentenced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-who-beat-wife-to-death-in-front-of-their-kids-on-cruise-ship-is-sentenced\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Who Beat Wife To Death In Front Of Their Kids On Cruise Ship Is Sentenced"},"content":{"rendered":"
JUNEAU \u2013 A Utah man was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for the beating death of his wife during a 2017 family cruise to Alaska.<\/p>\n
Kenneth Manzanares, 43, pleaded guilty in February 2020 to the second-degree murder of Kristy Manzanares while onboard the Emerald Princess cruise ship in the U.S. Territorial Waters outside southeast Alaska on July 25, 2017.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn 2017 Kenneth Manzanares brutally murdered his wife Kristy Manzanares while on an Alaskan cruise with their three daughters and extended family members. This was not a random act of violence but a chilling neglect for human life for which he will serve 30 years in federal prison, where there is no parole ever,\u201d said Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Wilson of the District of Alaska.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile today\u2019s sentence will not bring Kristy back to her family and friends, we hope it provides a sense of justice for this heinous crime and brings some closure to those who knew and cared about her.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo excuse can justify the savagery committed by this man, who will now spend the next three decades behind bars,\u201d said Robert Britt, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Anchorage Field Office. \u201cThe FBI worked tirelessly, with the support of our partners, to seek justice for Kristy \u2013 a beloved mother, daughter, sister and friend. While justice has now been served, the lasting impact and trauma this man inflicted on Kristy\u2019s family can never be erased. Our thoughts are with Kristy\u2019s family and her home community.\u201d<\/p>\n