More than two years after a California mother's desperate 911 call ended with her 4-year-old son witnessing her killing, the father prosecutors said carried out the execution will spend decades behind bars.Jeffery Kendall, 39, was sentenced Monday to 50 years to life in prison for murdering 30-year-old Brittany Elizabeth Ligdis just 10 days after she ended their relationship, according to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office.A jury found Kendall guilty in May of first-degree murder and child endangerment for placing the couple’s young son in a situation that threatened his safety.DISPATCHER HEARD 'LOUD BANG' BEFORE TIKTOK INFLUENCER WHO OUTED ALLEGED PEDOPHILE HUSBAND FOUND DEAD: AUDIOBooking photo of Jeffery Kendall following his arrest in the Brittany Ligdis murder case.(KTVU)Prosecutors said Ligdis called 911 on the morning of Feb.
16, 2024, after Kendall broke into her Pinole home while she hid in a laundry room with their 4-year-old son.About 90 seconds into the call, Kendall entered the room."Let go of me," Ligdis pleaded, according to the district attorney’s office."You're scaring him."DECADES-OLD COLD CASE BREAKTHROUGH LEADS TO ARREST IN EXECUTION-STYLE KILLINGS OF MARRIED COUPLE BEFORE CHILDLaw enforcement officers place Jeffery Kendall in handcuffs following his arrest in Santa Cruz, California.
(California Highway Patrol)Moments later, she screamed, "Stop it," before Kendall shot her in the head, prosecutors said.The couple’s son cried out, "Momma," and fled the room while Kendall ran from the home.Responding officers found Ligdis dead from a gunshot wound to the head.Deputy District Attorney Tylyn Wells described the killing as "an execution in front of a 4-year-old child" and argued it was not the result of "a mental break," according to the district attorney’s office.ALABAMA MOTHER SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR HIRING HITMAN TO KILL HER CHILD'S FATHER OVER CUSTODY DISPUTEA law enforcement officer escorts Jeffery Kendall through a pol...