Man accused of strangling I-5 Strangler won t face death
FILE - In file photos provided by the California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation are Jason Budrow, left, and Roger Reece Kibbe. Budrow, accused of strangling the California serial killer known as the âI-5 Strangler,â wonât face the death penalty. The Sacramento Bee says Amador County s district attorney announced Wednesday, April 7, 2021, that he filed first-degree murder charges against Budrow and will seek life in prison without parole. Budrow is accused of strangling Kibbe in February in their shared cell at Mule Creek State Prison southeast of Sacramento. (California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation via AP, File)
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The inmate accused of strangling serial killer Roger Reece Kibbe, the so-called I-5 Strangler, who 12 years ago sat down with San Joaquin County officials and in a raspy voice detailed his horrific crimes, will not face the death penalty for the crime, the Sacramento Bee reported Wednesday.
Cellmate Jason Budrow has been charged on suspicion of first-degree murder, Amador County District Attorney Todd Riebe told the newspaper. Budrow, a 40-year-old convicted murderer from Riverside County, is accused of killing Kibbe in April in his prison cell some 40 miles from Stockton, state correctional officials said in March.
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AMADOR COUNTY, Calif. The man accused of strangling the California serial killer known as the “I-5 Strangler” won’t face the death penalty, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
Amador County District Attorney Todd Riebe said he had filed first-degree murder charges against Jason Budrow and will seek a sentence of life in prison without possibility of parole, the Sacramento Bee reported.
However, Budrow, 40, is already serving life without parole for strangling his then-girlfriend in 2011 in Riverside County. Therefore, he in essence will not face additional consequences.
Budrow is accused of strangling Roger Reece Kibbe, whose body was discovered on Feb. 28 in their shared cell at Mule Creek State Prison southeast of Sacramento.
Updated: April 08, 2021 12:40 AM Created: April 08, 2021 12:15 AM
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The man accused of strangling the California serial killer known as the I-5 Strangler won t face the death penalty, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
Amador County District Attorney Todd Riebe said he had filed first-degree murder charges against Jason Budrow and will seek a sentence of life in prison without possibility of parole, the Sacramento Bee reported.
Budrow, 40, is accused of strangling Roger Reece Kibbe, whose body was discovered on Feb. 28 in their shared cell at Mule Creek State Prison southeast of Sacramento.
Budrow already is serving life without parole for strangling his then-girlfriend in 2011 in Riverside County.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. The man accused of strangling the California serial killer known as the I-5 Strangler won t face the death penalty, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
Amador County District Attorney Todd Riebe said he had filed first-degree murder charges against Jason Budrow and will seek a sentence of life in prison without possibility of parole, the Sacramento Bee reported.
Budrow, 40, is accused of strangling Roger Reece Kibbe, whose body was discovered on Feb. 28 in their shared cell at Mule Creek State Prison southeast of Sacramento.
Budrow already is serving life without parole for strangling his then-girlfriend in 2011 in Riverside County.