THE CASE FILEResearched Nov 1, 2026
Matthew Lanz / Hicks double-homicide case
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Matthew Lanz was tried in Cobb County, Georgia, for the 2021 killings of Justin Hicks and Amber Hicks in their home. Court TV reported that he was convicted after a bench trial of two counts of malice murder and related charges, then sentenced to life without parole on November 21, 2025. [1][2]
- Defendant
- Court TV identifies Matthew Lanz as the accused and later convicted defendant in the Hicks double-homicide case. [1][2]
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On November 21, 2025, Judge Sonja Brown sentenced Lanz to life in prison without the possibility of parole after the bench-trial convictions. [1][2]
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