SEDGWICK COUNTY —A man found guilty of murdering his twin brother and his sister-in-law has been sentenced for the crime.
District Judge Jeffrey Goering sentenced Luis Alvarado-Meraz, 33 of Wichita, to life without parole, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
On January 14, 2015, Alvarado-Meraz shot his brother 24-year-old Manuel and Manuel’s wife 22-year-old Lucero Rodriquez.
Alvarado-Meraz was found guilty of capital murder on October 5, 2018.
The delay in sentencing was the result of the filing of multiple post-trial motions which required days of evidentiary hearings over the course of several years. Ultimately, the defendant’s motion for a new trial was denied over four years after he was convicted at trial.