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Summitville cannibal sentenced to life
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A cannibal who murdered and ate part of a woman after luring her to his Summitville home last summer will serve the rest of his life behind bars.The man, Gregory Scott Hale, 37, entered a guilty plea before Coffee County Judge Craig Johnson to the charge of first-degree murder. He was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Lisa Marie Hyder, 36, of Bledsoe County.Prosecutors say Hale picked up Hyder on June 8 at a liquor store and took her to his Summitville home. Summitville is located just across the Warren County line in Coffee County near Morrison.