Man sentenced in brutal stabbing death of wife in Bethlehem, Pa.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (WPVI) -- A man has been sentenced for brutally killing his wife in their Bethlehem, Pennsylvania home last year.

James Frank pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Deborah Glaser.

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Glaser was found dead inside their home on the 2100 block of 3rd Street on March 11, 2025.

Frank admitted he cut his wife's throat with a steak knife and then beat her with a hammer and mallet to make sure she was dead.

He was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.