US EditionMan sentenced to 20 years in prison in Oregon for death of his then-girlfriend in 1980s cold case
DNA testing confirmed the victim’s remains and helped secure a guilty plea in the decades-old case, prosecutors said.
- On Tuesday, 73-year-old Marcus Sanfratello was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1983 killing of his then-girlfriend, Teresa Peroni, after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter.
- Josephine County authorities reopened the investigation in 2024 after a human skull discovered in 1997 was sent to the University of North Texas, where DNA testing confirmed the remains belonged to Peroni.
- Under a plea agreement, Sanfratello will serve at least 10 years in prison. Defense attorney Elizabeth Baker said he had "strong motivation to resolve the matter" due to a complex health diagnosis.
- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield stated the resolution provides closure for the family after a 43-year wait, saying, "Cases like this remind us of why we don't give up."
- The sentencing concludes a 43-year search for answers regarding Peroni's disappearance, demonstrating how modern forensic science and renewed investigative focus can bring justice to long-forgotten cold cases.
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A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Oregon for the death of his then girlfriend in an unsolved case of the 1980s that was recently reopened, authorities reported on Tuesday. Marcus Sanfratello, 73, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree for the death of Teresa Peroni and was sentenced to 20 years in prison, with a minimum of 10 years of age, according to the office of the Attorney General of Oregon in a statement. Sanfratell…
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Mark Sanfratello, 73, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1983 killing of his girlfriend Teresa Peroni in a decades-old Utah cold case.
Man Admits Killing Girlfriend After 43 Years
A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Oregon for the death of his then-girlfriend in a 1980s cold case that was recently reopened, authorities said Tuesday, per the AP . Marcus Sanfratello, 73, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the death of Teresa Peroni and was sentenced to...
DOJ Secures 20-Year Sentence In Cold Case Homicide
Teresa Peroni Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced that Marcus Sanfratello, 73, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1983 homicide of Teresa Peroni, closing a case that went unsolved for more than four decades. Sanfratello pleaded guilty to Manslaughter in the First Degree in Josephine County Circuit Court. Under the terms of the plea agreement, he will serve a minimum of 10 years. “For Teresa Peroni’s family, this has been a 43-y…
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