John Sipos, 76, was sentenced Friday to seven years to life in state prison for the murder of a City Heights woman more than a half-century ago.
A 76-year-old man convicted of first-degree murder in the death of a City Heights woman more than a half-century ago was sentenced Friday to seven years to life in state prison.Scott, a go-go dancer at the Star & Garter club, was found dead inside her apartment by a friend who went to check on her after she failed to show up to her job a few blocks away.
The seven-year-to-life state prison sentence was the maximum term he could have received, as it was the maximum punishment available at the time of the killing. He did not face a rape count at trial, because the statute of limitations on that charge ran out many years ago. At Sipos' sentencing hearing, defense attorney Brooke LaFrance argued her client's case was hampered by the inability to bring in several witnesses, including many who have since died. She also said evidence pointed to another suspect, though Deputy District Attorney Chris Lindberg said that man's DNA, unlike Sipos', was excluded from the crime scene.
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