‘Her final resting place was in a corner’: Man gets life in ax murder of girlfriend after ‘lunacy’ self-defense claim implodes in front of jury

Left inset: Liz Quackenbush (WDSU). Right inset: Preston Higgs (New Orleans Police Department). Background: The location where Quackenbush was murdered (WWL).

Left inset: Liz Quackenbush (WDSU). Right inset: Preston Higgs (New Orleans Police Department). Background: The location where Quackenbush was murdered (WWL).

A Louisiana man whose claim of self-defense in the ax murder of his girlfriend was dismissed by prosecutors as “lunacy” will spend the rest of his life in prison.

Preston Higgs, 40, learned his fate on Thursday in a New Orleans courtroom in the murder of his girlfriend, Liz Quackenbush, 39. He was convicted of second-degree murder in August.

“There’s no apology or punishment that will balance this horrible crime,” said Michael Quackenbush, Quackenbush’s older brother, NOLA.com reported. “Nothing will bring her light back into this world.”

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