Giggling killer tells judge she is ‘amusing’ as he’s sentenced to life in prison for brutal murder

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsGiggling killer tells judge she is ‘amusing’ as he’s sentenced to life in prison for brutal murderMarcus Terry, 43, was found guilty of second-degree murder in December for killing his cellmate Ray Matos in 2021Andrea Cavallier Thursday 23 April 2026 18:32 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":"b2963783","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/marcus-terry-florida-murder-sentence-b2963783.html","title":"Giggling killer tells judge she is ‘amusing’ as he’s sentenced to life in prison"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-11267","index":0}Marcus Terry, 43, laughed in court as the judge described how he killed cellmate Ray Matos back in 2021 (NBC6)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 - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"...