# Court throws out killer’s sentence after judge said he ‘loved’ AI video of slain man

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- NBC News, 2026-10-04 20:13 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sentence-vacated-ai-video-dead-victim-rcna601457

> The family of an Arizona road-rage victim used his likeness to make a posthumous AI video, which was shown at his killer’s sentencing last year. A court has now thrown out the killer’s sentence after the judge said he “loved” the video.

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