A 36-year-old Massachusetts man may spend the rest of his life behind bars after confessing to sexually assaulting and killing a 27-year-old woman who was out for a jog in August 2016. Worcester County Superior Court Judge Janet Kenton-Walker on Wednesday ordered Angelo Colon-Ortiz to serve a sentence of life in prison — with the possibility of parole after a total of 45 years — in the death of Vanessa T. Marcotte, prosecutors announced.
According to a press release from the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office, Colon-Ortiz pleaded guilty to one count each of second-degree murder and unarmed robbery prior to Kenton-Walker handing down the sentence. Colon-Ortiz will serve the first 20 years of his sentence for the robbery charge followed by a life sentence with the possibility for parole after 25 years.
The math adds up to this: Colon-Ortiz might have a shot at freedom when he’s somewhere around 81 years old — if he lives that long.
“The completion of this case is the result of the tireless and committed work of the Massachusetts State Police, Princeton Police and Assistant District Attorneys who were involved in the investigation and prosecution of Vanessa’s killer,” District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. said in a statement. “We know nothing can bring Vanessa back, but we know, through the meticulous work of the prosecutors and investigators involved, justice will be served, and the plea allows Vanessa’s family to move on from this tragedy.”
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