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Sentencing for man who left Kingsley woman to die in burning house
Posted: 11.29.2012 at 7:35 AM
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Michael Piranian will be sentenced Thursday in the death of Kori VanHulle. 
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GRAND RAPIDS -- A West Michigan man faces at least 30 years in prison for killing a woman from Kingsley.

Michael Piranian , 62, will be sentenced Thursday at 1:30pm in Kent County Circuit Court.  Piranian pleaded guilty in October to second-degree murder and assault with intent to do great bodily harm.

Piranian set a Kent County home on fire in March.  Kori VanHulle, 24, was trapped inside. 

VanHulle had recently moved to Kent County from Kingsley. 

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