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Man gets life for kidnapping, killing ex-girlfriend

CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — The man who kidnapped and stabbed his ex-girlfriend before she was hit and killed by a truck will spend the rest of his life in prison.
 
Aaron Compton, 50, went after Tabitha Heavener after she ended their relationship in the fall of 2013.
 
He showed up at her home with knife and rope, and kidnapped and stabbed her.
 
When she jumped out of his car she was hit by a truck and killed.