A Shasta Lake City man has been given the maximum sentence for murdering his father. On the night of January 22nd of 2016 Salvadore Giordano was beaten to death at his Cabello Street home by his son, Stephen Matthew Giordano. During questioning Stephen admitted to being responsible for the death of his father. He later tried to plead insanity. Last month a jury returned a guilty verdict on first degree murder. Giordano was sentenced Monday to 25 years to life in prison.