MICHIGAN CITY — A man who killed his roommate and disposed of the decaying body parts in trash cans in Michigan City received a 56-year prison sentence Thursday, June 13.
A jury convicted John Hallett, 54, on May 16 of killing, dismembering and disposing of his roommate, Paul Gonzales, in 2017.
He received 55 years for murder and one year for abuse of a corpse from LaPorte Superior Court 1 Judge Jamie Oss…