Durham, N.C. — Three people pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder, burglary and robbery with a dangerous weapon in a July 2006 homicide.
Christy Crittenton, of Creedmoor, and Brian Courtney Brooks and Christopher Brooks, both of Garner, pleaded guilty in the case of retired Durham businessman Edwin Knowles, 71.
Knowles was found dead in his home in Bahama, in Durham County. He had been beaten and shot.
Crittenton was sentenced to 240 to 297 months in prison, Brian Brooks to 151 to 191 months and Christopher Brooks to 132 to 168 months.
Knowles’ daughter, Edie Parra, gave Crittenton a Bible in court Tuesday and said she forgave her.
Another man, Anthony Rankins, 41, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the case last November.
He was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole and then two consecutive sentences of 146-185 months for armed robbery and burglary.
Authorities said the four stole jewelry, watches and money from Knowles' home.



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April 16, 2008 12:03 p.m.
I knew the family back then, and I remember Ron coming to pick her up often. I remember when she killed him, it was reported that she had stabbed him hundreds of times. It happened at the Best Western on Glenwood Ave. across from Townridge. She should have never been released from that murder. I saw her, and her girlfriend, in Walmart a few years ago, and I was shocked she was out.
April 16, 2008 10:21 a.m.