A Santa Barbara County man convicted of shooting to death his wife and her nephew will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Zavian Chappell was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder for killing Cassandra Chappell and her nephew, 29-year-old Tyree Sims McPherson.
It happened at the couple’s Lompoc home. During his trial, he testified that he was upset with the reality TV shows his wife watched and snapped. Both victims were shot multiple times and left to die by the 62-year-old man.
He was sentenced to 50 years to life, plus two life sentences without the possibility of parole for the April 2023 killings.
