![Matthew Darby awaits a hearing to argue his attorney was ineffective. Darby is serving a life sentence for killing Alina Sheykhet, a Pitt student and ex-girlfriend, in 2017.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/N_Darby_Sentence_file-900x600.jpg)
Man serving life for 2017 killing of Pitt student to get hearing
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• January 10, 2022
![The Alina’s Light charity organization will hold a “Walk for Love” to honor Alina Sheykhet (pictured) on July 7.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/N_Alina-900x614.jpg)
‘Walk for Love’ to commemorate life, legacy of murdered Pitt student
By George Smith, For The Pitt News
• June 19, 2019
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