An Ohio man accused of decapitating his mother and setting fire to the woman's body -- as a 6-year-old relative watched -- was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday.
In court this week, Lionel Justin Gore pleaded guilty to 1 count of aggravated murder -- waiving the right to a jury trial -- in the brutal slaying of Diane Gore in November 2021. He was originally indicted on 4 counts of Aggravated Arson, 3 counts of Endangering Children in the third degree, 1 count of Tampering with Evidence in the third degree, and 1 count of Abuse of a Corpse -- and, in December 2021, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity before a psychological evaluation.
He changed his plea this week and the additional charges against him were dropped.
On November 5, 2021, officers responded to a call about a fire in New Matamora, Ohio at the home of Diane Gore. The victim's sister was there & reportedly told police she saw Lionel exit the home "covered in blood," before he threatened her to get away from him or he would "kill [her] next." Lionel's 6-year-old nephew also told police he saw his uncle "sawing" Diane's neck with 7 different knives before setting the house ablaze with the child still inside.
Following a car chase, Gore was apprehended & told police he "cut [his mother's] head off & set her on fire" because the Holy Spirit told him to, because she was the devil.
In court Thursday, family members read emotional statements to Lionel. One of them read a letter from the child who witnessed the decapitation. "Will you ask him to please keep him in jail so we can be safe? Ask him to do it for me. Please," it said.
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