Man Sentenced in Murder of Pregnant Girlfriend
By: Sujata Khandelwal
Updated: September 17, 2012
James Zell was accused of strangling Kelly Butler of Morgan County last December. He pleaded guilty last month to two counts of second-degree murder, one for the unborn baby. He also pleaded guilty to concealing a deceased human body.
According to the prosecutor's office, Zell will be eligible for parole after 22 years.


