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Friend, 45, had already entered a guilty plea to two counts of first-degree murder, pursuant to a plea agreement in Taney County court.
In exchange for the guilty pleas for the disappearance and deaths of Russell and Rebecca Porter, two counts of armed criminal action and two counts of felonious restraint were dismissed.
On Thursday, Friend was given two life sentences without the possibility of parole. He’s already been sentenced to four years and nine months in federal prison in a separate federal case.
Friend pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of ammunition in September.
Friend has prior felony convictions for unlawful use of a weapon and domestic assault.
Friend was indicted by a Taney County grand jury in 2012 for his role in the deaths of the Porters on April 18, 2011.
Court documents revealed little about possible motives or the details of the slayings.
The skeletal remains of the Porters were found in remote Taney County in late July 2011. Taney County Coroner Kevin Tweedy said each died of gunshot wounds to the head.
Tony Friend’s son, Phillip Friend, previously pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and felonious restraint.
Tony Friend’s wife, Windy Friend, and two others, Dusty Hicks and Robert Campbell, still face first-degree murder charges. Trials for all three are scheduled this year.
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