Daniel Ash was 17 when he murdered 6-year-old Wendy Mancil in 1982 near Carrville.
Ash was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole by Fifth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Steve Perryman more than 37 years after he committed the crime.
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