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A Minnesota woman who was stabbed to death by her husband during Bible study had divorce papers in her car, her mother revealed.

Robert Castillo, 41, was sentenced to 33 years in prison on Friday after pleading guilty to one count of second-degree murder earlier this year.

On March 21, 2023, Castillo stabbed his 41-year-old wife Corrina Woodhull over 20 times while the two attended Bible study at a family member's house. 

During her victim impact statement Woodhull's mother, Linda Castle, said when went to retrieve her belongings from her car they found divorce papers inside, reported KSTP. 

The couple was attending a weekly Bible study at Castillo's sister's home on the 1000 block of Maryland Avenue East in St. Paul.

Castillo stabbed Woodhull up to 20 times with a six-inch blade after he had whispered something in her ear and she shook her head no.

After stabbing her, witnesses claimed the mother-of-five begged them not to let her die. 

Prior to the stabbing, Castillo's sister said the pair had been 'acting normally' and that he was holding her hand and kissing her, according to the Pioneer Press. 

His sister and brother saw Castillo stab Woodhull with a hunting knife. Woodhull attempted to grab Castillo's hair to pull him off her, but family members had to intervene and pull him away, his sister said.