Pa. man sentenced for killing a mother in 1991 and setting her home on fire to cover up crime

BRISTOL TOWNSHIP, Pa. (TCD) -- A 57-year-old man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for stabbing and choking a 35-year-old mother in 1991 and setting fire to her home to cover up her death. On Friday, Feb. 2, a judge sentenced Robert Atkins to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the first-degree murder of Joy Hibbs, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced. Atkins was also sentenced to an additional five to 10 years for one arson conviction and another 10 to 20 years for a second arson conviction. According to the Bucks County District Att