Teen who murdered, raped and dismembered Jessica Ridgeway, 10, appears in court to be sentenced - The sentencing hearing for Austin Sigg, now 18, started today after he plead guilty to killing and dismembering Jessica Ridgeway
- In May 2012, he also attacked a 22-year-old jogger in Ketner Lake and tried to put her to sleep with a rag soaked in homemade chloroform
- Prosecutors are pressing for consecutive sentences on the 15 charges which would have Sigg behind bars for the rest of his life
By Associated Press Reporter and Daily Mail Reporter
PUBLISHED: 17:38 GMT, 18 November 2013 | UPDATED: 20:47 GMT, 18 November 2013
Jessica Ridgeway's family today heard horrifying details of how their 10-year-old daughter was strangled and dismembered by a teenager.
Austin Sigg, 18, was emotionless as prosecutors pushed for consecutive sentences on all 15 convictions of Jessica's murder, in an attempt to keep the teen behind bars for the rest of his life.
Since he was 17 when he committed the crime, Sigg is exempt from the death penalty and eligible for parole after 40 years, but the other charges could add up to a life sentence.
A psychologist told the court how Sigg was sexually aroused by dismembering the girl and lied to her about how she would see her mother again.
Expert witness Anna Salter said: 'There’s no logical motive for dismemberment other than sexual thrill.'
Sigg acted against the advice of his defense team, and plead guilty to killing and dismembering the fifth-grader after kidnapping her on her way to school on October 5, 2012.
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