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Man wants life prison term reversed in Navajo girl’s murder

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This May 6, 2016 file photo shows a portrait of Ashlynne Mike on display inside the lobby of the Farmington Civic Center in Farmington, N.M. Tom Begaye, who pleaded guilty to murder and sexual assault in the death of 11-year-old Ashlynne Mike on the largest American Indian reservation, is set to be sentenced. Begaye is scheduled Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 to receive life in prison for the May 2016 killing that prompted calls to expand the Amber Alert system and the death penalty to tribal communities across the U.S. (Jon Austria/The Daily Times via AP, File)

The Latest: Navajo leader supported death penalty in case

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by San Juan County, N.M. Detention Center shows Tom Begaye of Waterflow, N.M. Begaye, a man charged with murder, sexual assault and other counts in the death of an 11-year-old girl on the largest American Indian reservation changed his pleas to guilty Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, in a case that prompted calls to expand the Amber Alert system and the death penalty to tribal communities across the U.S. (San Juan County Detention Center via AP, File)

The Latest: Dad of slain Navajo girl Welcomes guilty pleas

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This Tuesday, May 4, 2016, photo Klandre Willie, left, and her mother, Jaycelyn Blackie, participate in a candlelight vigil, for Ashlynne Mike at the San Juan Chapter House in Lower Fruitland, N.M. The FBI said Mike, was abducted after school on Monday and her body was found the next day. Tom Begaye was arrested in connection with Mike's disappearance and death. (Jon Austria/The Daily Times via AP)

Navajos shocked as details of kidnapping death emerge

By Felicia Fonseca and Mary Hudetz - Associated Press