Man who poisoned, dismembered mom gets life

A Colorado man convicted of killing his mother and storing her dismembered remains in boxes in the back of her car was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Friday.

Ari Liggett and his mother, Beverly Liggett, were reported missing in mid-October 2012. Two days later, Greenwood Village police spotted Ari Liggett driving his mother’s SUV and stopped him. Her remains were found in two plastic storage bins in the back of the vehicle.

Prosecutors say Liggett poisoned his mother with cyanide and got rid of the evidence by dismembering her body in the bathtub before placing her remains in plastic tubs full of olive oil.

He pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.