SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 62-year-old man has been sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for gunning down his wife in front of a Lake Forest hotel two years ago, according to court records obtained Oct. 14.
Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies were called at 1:15 p.m. on June 10, 2020, to the Hilton Garden Inn Irvine Spectrum at 23158 Lake Center Drive on a report of a man shooting a woman.
When deputies arrived, they found 43-year-old Cindy Whyte of Laguna Niguel mortally injured outside the hotel with Philip Douglas Whyte talking on his cell phone next to his Kia Optima, according to court papers….