Malcolm Naden sentenced to life in prison
Malcolm Naden has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of Kristy Scholes.
He showed little emotion as he was sentenced however the word "yes" could be heard from the gallery as Justice Derek Price handed down the life sentence in the NSW Supreme Court on Friday for the murder of Kristy Scholes.
For the murder of his cousin Lateesha Nolan, Justice Price sentenced him to a minimum of 21 years.
"Mr Naden, you have been sentenced to life imprisonment," the judge said.
"You will not be released on parole at any time during your life sentence," the judge said.
Naden pleaded guilty to killing his cousin Nolan and his neighbour Kristy Scholes six months apart in 2005 in Dubbo in NSW's central west.
He has also pleaded guilty to a raft of other charges, including the indecent assault of a 12-year-old girl and the attempted murder of a police officer.
The former abattoir worker went on the run in 2005, days after Ms Scholes was discovered strangled in the bedroom of his grandparents' house.
His capture last year in the Hunter Valley marked the end of one of the state's biggest and longest manhunts.
