<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/9/1568323544378.png">Larry Ratliff-photo Jackson Co. LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man has been sentenced to life in prison for stabbing his estranged wife to death after stalking her. Besides the life term for first-degree murder, 70-year-old Larry Ratliff, of Grain Valley, also was sentenced Thursday to 40 years for armed criminal action. Court records say Ratliff dialed 911 in January 2016 and told a dispatcher he had killed 65-year-old Carolyn Ratliff. In a statement about his sentencing, prosecutors said jurors were shown a video during the trial that showed Ratliff describing to police how he stalked Carolyn Ratliff, watched her from a distance to ensure she was alone and then approached her at a relative's home in Warrensburg. Ratlifff said he was trying to retrieve his cellphone but inadvertently pulled out his hunting knife, lost control and stabbed her, according to prosecutors. Investigators&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/d7cdc187a7634e41ad7cb06569cf2500" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 125, 165);">say&nbsp;</a>he also called the couple's daughters after the stabbing to tell them he had killed their mother.

Missouri man sentenced for wife's stabbing death