Archive for the ‘death penalty’ tag
IN v Rios – Victim: Alejandra Gutierrez
April 11, 2007:
Simon Rios entered a guilty plea today to the murder, rape and child molestation Alejandra Gutierrez. In exchange for his guilty plea the state will not be seeking the death penalty and will recommend Rios receive life without parole.
According to the Delaware County District Attorney he followed the Gutierrez family’s request to not seek the death penalty.
PA v Page – Victim: Nyia Page & Unknown child
William Lorenzo Page is charged with assaulting, kidnapping and leaving his 23-month-old daughter, Nyia, to die in 8-degree weather in February 2007.
William Page reported his daughter missing from his Braddock, Pennsylvania home in the early morning hours of February 3, 2007 where he lived with his wife and other family members. During the course of the investigation Nyia’s brother indicated that he had been the victim of a sexual assault by William Page. At that point police took William Page into custody on that charge.
Nyia’s body was found by searchers on February 4, 2007 in an abandoned playground. She was not wearing any clothing from the waist down.
William Page finally made a full confession about what happened that night.
