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Joe Cool Killer Put Away for Life

High seas murderer gets 5 life sentences after pleading guilty

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Oct 14, 2008 2:54 PM CDT

(Newser) – A federal judge sentenced Kirby Archer to five life sentences today after he pleaded guilty to killing four people aboard a charter boat off Miami’s coast last year. The 36-year-old was ratted out by accomplice Guillermo Zarabozo, who faces a retrial, reports the Miami Herald. Prosecutors say the convict, facing arrest for stealing $92,000 from Wal-Mart, planned to flee to Cuba on the Joe Cool.

Prosecutors say Archer planned to use the boat to flee to Cuba and escape his arrest warrant.
Prosecutors say Archer planned to use the boat to flee to Cuba and escape his arrest warrant.   (Getty Images)
Family members and friends of the captain and crew of the Joe Cool fishing charter boat leave federal court in Miami.
Family members and friends of the captain and crew of the "Joe Cool" fishing charter boat leave federal court in Miami.   (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
The charter boat Joe Cool is seen at the US Coast Guard station as the FBI continued its investigation last fall.
The charter boat Joe Cool is seen at the US Coast Guard station as the FBI continued its investigation last fall.   (Getty Images)
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