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List of 46 inmates serving life without parole

Published September 17, 2005 at midnight

The following is a list of the 46 inmates serving life without parole for murders committed when they were juveniles:

Name Date of offense
Jason Gonzales February 13, 1992
Victim(s): Leland "Hap" Thompson, 74, repeatedly beaten on the head
Samuel Mendez July 25, 1992
Victim(s): Freida Winter, 78, beaten in Greeley; police linked Mendez to slaying four years later through fingerprints
Marcus Fernandez November 4, 1992
Victim(s): Lyle Wohlers, 51, a Colorado State Patrol trooper, shot during a traffic stop
Jacob Ind December 17, 1992
Victim(s): Kermode Jordan, 57, and Pamela Jordan, 41, his stepfather and mother, shot and stabbed to death in their home
Philip Trujillo March 18, 1993
Victim(s): Lee Pumory, 16, the grandson of a former Colorado Supreme Court justice, killed in a drive-by shooting
Phillip Montoya June 28, 1993
Victim(s): Chris Romo, 17, killed in a gang-related shooting
Allan Lucero August 18, 1993
Victim(s): Robert Elshire, 71, killed in a parking lot during an attempted robbery
Christopher Selectman February 25, 1994
Victim(s): McKinley Dixon, 18, shot to death over a baggie of marijuana
George Chavez July 11, 1994
Victim(s): Simplicio Dominguez Trejo, 34, carjacked, then killed
Gregory Romero April 17, 1995
Victim(s): Terrance Mayo, 17, and Rachelle Peterson, 16, shot to death
Raymond Gone February 25, 1995
Victim(s): Shawn Leinen, 28, Denver police officer, shot while cornering a car thief
Donnell Carter April 17, 1995
Victim(s): Terrance Mayo, 17, and Rachelle Peterson, 16, shot to death
Raymond Johnson December 21, 1995
Victim(s): Casson "Biscuit" Evans, 3, killed in a drive-by shooting while sitting in his car seat
Paul Littlejohn December 21, 1995
Victim(s): Casson "Biscuit" Evans, 3, killed in a drive-by shooting while sitting in his car seat
Roosevelt Harris April 10, 1995
Victim(s): Christopher Ramos, 24, shot in the head outside a credit union where he was using an ATM
Curtis Brooks April 10, 1995
Victim(s): Christopher Ramos, 24, shot in the head outside a credit union where he was using an ATM
Raymond Cain January 31, 1995 or February 1, 1995
Victim(s): Sadie Frost, 19, a Southern Ute tribal member, shot in the head
Jennifer Tombs September 28, 1996
Victim(s): Latanya Lynn Lavallais, 23, a babysitter, shot in the head six times
Larry Lucas October 1, 1996
Victim(s): Shawn Castillo, 18, a high school student, his body was found near the top of Raton Pass three days after his death
Christopher Weedman October 31, 1996
Victim(s): Tiffany Boelter, 14, mutilated
Kevin Blankenship November 15, 1996
Victim(s): Barbara Jane Castor, 76, kidnapped and left to die of exposure
Antonio Farrell November 15, 1996
Victim(s): Barbara Jane Castor, 76, kidnapped and left to die of exposure
Trevor Jones November 21, 1996
Victim(s): Matthew Foley, 16, shot in the head in a parking lot
Frank Vigil Jr. May 30, 1997 to May 31, 1997
Victim(s): Brandy Duvall, 14, gang raped and stabbed 28 times, bled to death
Adam Drake April 29, 1998
Victim(s): Eric Harris, 30, shot five times
Nathan Ybanez June 5, 1998
Victim(s): Julie Ybanez, 43, his mother, beaten and strangled to death with fireplace tongs
Terrance Wilder August 8, 1998
Victim(s): Joel England, 24, Roderick Marable, 38, beaten to death
Steven Anaya April 22, 1999
Victim(s): Gregorio Martinez-Luna, 40, shot to death
Andrew Medina July 15, 1999
Victim(s): Kristopher Lohrmeyer, 17, shot in the head outside an ice cream parlor
Miguel Trimble October 6, 1999 (died two days later)
Victim(s): Ennis Walton, 29, shot in the chest
Lorenso Montoya Jr. January 1, 2000
Victim(s): Emily Johnson, 29, clubbed to death
Nicholas Martinez January 1, 2000
Victim(s): Emily Johnson, 29, clubbed to death
George Lo April 21, 2000
Victim(s): Vien Than, 19, shot when a gunman opened fire on two carloads of people
Alexander Pogosyan September 7, 1998
Victim(s): Edgardo Morales Jr, 18; Zach Obert, 18; Penny Bowman-Medla, 37; Greg Medla, 18; Marissa Avalos, 16, shot to death on Labor Day 1998
Reinhald Quevedo March 23, 1998
Victim(s): Miguel Magana, 18, killed in a gang-related shooting
Joseph Hunter February 9, 1995
Victim(s): Dorothy Woodham, 86, clubbed with a fireplace shovel, strangled and stabbed 16 times
Ahmad Nelms October 6, 1999 (died two days later)
Victim(s): Ennis Walton, 29, shot in the chest
Erik Jensen June 5, 1998
Victim(s): Julie Ybanez, 43, beaten and strangled to death with fireplace tongs
Verle Mangum February 16, 1996
Victim(s): Janet Davis, 42, and daughter Jennifer, 11, beaten to death
Chip Sutherland January 3, 1996
Victim(s): Ida Jean Wancura, 60, his grandmother, shot to death
Columbus White April 28, 1998
Victim(s): Lora Armenta, 86, beaten to death when her home was burglarized
Gabrial Adams December 17, 1992
Victim(s): Kermode Jordan, 57, and Pamela Jordan, 41, shot and stabbed to death in their home
Jeff Johnson March 28, 1994
Victim(s): John Leonardelli, 55, robbed of his car, watch and other valuables and killed in a parking garage
Leroy Gardenhire III February 29, 1992
Victim(s): Tommy Lee Emory, 26, shot when his killers mistakenly thought he had stolen their car
Marcus Clouatre November 29, 1992
Victim(s): Douglas Sparr, 34, son of a federal court judge, bound and gagged, blindfolded, stabbed and hit on the head. Strangled with cords and had bleach poured down his throat.
Jerome Perea December 2, 1993
Victim(s): Yvonne Cossio, 24, gunned down in her front yard in front of her children

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