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No parole for Batchelor

ESCANABA, MI--   An Escanaba man convicted of killing his wife will spend the rest of his life in prison. 

Kallay Batchelor, 37, was found guilty in May of killing his 32-year-old wife Heather last September.  She was found on her bedroom floor with a knife in her throat.  

Batchelor was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.  His attorneys plan to appeal. 

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.
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