Murder of Jessica Ridgeway
Jessica Ridgeway | |
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Jessica Ridgeway's 5th grade school photo | |
| Born | January 23, 2002 Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | October 5, 2012 (aged 10) Westminster, Colorado, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suffocation caused by strangulation |
Jessica Ridgeway was a 10-year-old girl from Westminster, Colorado who was murdered after being kidnapped while walking to school on October 5, 2012.
The perpetrator was 17-year-old Austin Sigg. In 2013, he was sentenced to life imprisonment, effectively without a possibility of parole.