A double murderer was ordered to spend 50 years behind bars. Families of the victims are outraged at the sentence

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsA double murderer was ordered to spend 50 years behind bars. Families of the victims are outraged at the sentenceLazerith Carrillo had initially faced a capital murder charge. Now he could be eligible for parole in just 25 yearsAndrea Cavallier Saturday 04 April 2026 13:55 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2951623","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/texas-double-murder-sentencing-family-outrage-b2951623.html","title":"A murderer was ordered to 50 years in jail and now the victims’ families are outraged"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-24164","index":0}Lazerith Carrillo, 22, accepted a plea deal in 2023 shooting deaths of Alyssa Perez, 26, and her friend, Edward Acosta Jimenez, 32 (KSAT)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Fr...