Anza woman who killed writer sentenced to 26 years

ANZA - A woman who fatally stabbed a 60-year-old Anza man to empty his bank account and squat on his property was sentenced today to 26 years to life in prison.

Angela May Shaver, 46, was convicted in May of first-degree murder for the 2006 slaying of Paul "Pete" Cline, a writer well-known in the central Riverside County community.

Superior Court Judge Kelly Hansen imposed the sentence mandated by law on Shaver, who has a prior federal conviction for identity theft.

Co-defendant Chris Darrel Duve, 31, of Lake Elsinore, who led authorities to the victim's remains, was tried separately and acqui...