Compton man sentenced in killing of girlfriend
A Compton man was sentenced April 24 to state prison for the April 2012 murder of his girlfriend, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office.
Jeffrey Lee Dixon, 51, was sentenced to 51 years to life for strangling Monique Diane Burton to death.
In March, a jury deliberated for less than a day before finding Dixon guilty of second-degree murder.
Police found Burton’s body on May 1, 2012, about 6 p.m. inside the Long Beach home she shared with Dixon. A friend had asked police to check on her.
According to the deputy district attorney, Dixon strangled Burton to death with a belt and electrical cord, then tried to hide her body in the garage by digging a hole but was interrupted and ditched the effort.
Dixon was tracked to his Compton home and arrested.
-- Maloy Moore and Joseph Serna
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