Colorado teen who killed girl gets life in prison

A Colorado teenager who killed and dismembered a 10-year-old girl in the Denver area last year was ordered to spend the rest of his life behind bars after an emotional hearing that ended Tuesday.

District Judge Stephen Munsinger sentenced Austin Sigg, 18, to life in prison for the October 2012 slaying of Jessica Ridgeway in Westminster. Munsinger also added on sentences for other crimes that Sigg pleaded guilty to.
Sigg would have been eligible for parole on the murder charge in 40 years because he was a juvenile at the time of the killing. But the extra sentences eliminated that possibility.
"This case cries out for a life sentence," Munsinger said.
Sigg showed no emotion as the judge handed down the terms.
He earlier pleaded guilty to kidnapping and killing Jessica. The fifth-grader was abducted while walking to school, and human remains identified as hers were found five days later in a park. More of her remains were hidden in a crawl space in Sigg's mother's home, where he lived.

 

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