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The 22-year-old UND student was kidnapped, raped and murdered on Nov. 22, 2003. The case made national headlines and a website to better track sex offenders was established in her honor.
The 22-year-old UND student was kidnapped, raped and murdered on Nov. 22, 2023. The case made national headlines and a website to better track sex offenders was established in her honor.
(Fargo, ND) -- An update has finally come in what appeared to be a case in limbo involving a convicted murderer here in North Dakota. Tuesday morning, U.S. Attorney for North Dakota Mac Schneider announced that U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland directed him to withdraw the notice of intent to seek a sentence of death in the case of the United States of America v Alfonso
As prosecutors and judges continue to dissect the forensic work and testimony of former Ramsey County Medical Examiner Dr. Michael McGee, questions are being raised about yet another high-profile murder case.
(Fargo, ND) -- Defense attorneys are asking the U.S. government to revoke its authorization to seek the death penalty for the man who kidnapped and killed a North Dakota college student nearly 20 years ago. A jury sentenced Alphonso Rodriguez Jr. to death in 2007 for the 2003 murder of 22-year-old Dry Sjodin. A judge overturned the decision to execute Rodriguez last year