By DON
THOMPSON The brothers also face trial in April on state murder charges in
the slayings of a gay couple in Shasta County in 1999. Prosecutors are seeking
the death penalty.
Benjamin Matthew Williams received a longer sentence because he
planned the arsons.
The blazes caused more than $3 million in damage to the
Congregation B'Nai Israel and Kenesset Israel Torah Center, both in Sacramento,
and the Congregation Beth Shalom in Carmichael. The pair also pleaded guilty to
setting fire to Country Club Medical Center, which houses an abortion clinic.
Since his arrest, Benjamin Matthew Williams repeatedly professed
anti-Semitic, anti-gay and white supremacist views, and has said his defense in
the upcoming murder case will be based on his belief that the Bible condemns
homosexuality.