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Teenage Suspect in Ridgeway Murder Charged With 17 Counts

The 17-year-old who allegedly confessed to the murder of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway was formally charged as an adult today in Jefferson County, Colo., court. Austin Sigg was charged with 17 counts. Eleven of the charges were related to Ridgeway's disappearance and subsequent death, including first-degree murder with deliberation, felony murder, second-degree kidnapping, sexual assault on a child, and robbery. The other six charges pertained to Sigg's attempted abduction of a 22-year-old...Full Story
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