US EditionOhio woman sentenced to life in prison for killing 4 men with fentanyl doses
Rebecca Auborn received four consecutive life sentences for fatally overdosing four men with fentanyl during robberies, with parole eligibility after 60 years, prosecutors said.
- On Thursday, Rebecca Auborn was sentenced to four consecutive life terms after pleading guilty in December to four murders, felonious assault, theft, and parole eligibility after 60 years.
- Authorities say the crimes occurred from Jan. 15 to June 17, 2023, involving fatally drugging and robbing men who met Rebecca Auborn for sex, per the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force.
- Victims were identified as Akin, 64; Robert Snoke, 54; Joseph Crumpler, 30; and Guy Renda Jr., 42, while indictments filed in 2023 include the four killings, robbery of a fifth person, and charges for aggravated robbery and felonious assault.
- A spokeswoman for prosecutors said they sought the sentence, and victims' families submitted impact statements, while Auborn's attorney declined to comment.
- Yost's office described the killings as "serial murder," a victim's daughter said police initially showed little interest despite a tip naming 'becka,' and the Columbus Division of Police said it is reviewing the matter.
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A judge on Thursday sentenced a woman from Ohio to four consecutive life sentences with parole after 60 years, after she pleaded guilty to charges alleging that she used fentanyl to kill four men she was trying to steal. Rebecca Auborn, 36 years old and resident of Columbus, was charged in 2023 after being accused of having had sex with men before drugging them and causing their death. Initially, Auborn pleaded not guilty, but modified her state…
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Ohio woman sentenced to life in prison for killing 4 men with fentanyl doses
A judge has sentenced an Ohio woman to four consecutive life sentences with the possibility of parole after 60 years after she pleaded guilty to charges alleging she used fentanyl to kill four men she was trying to rob.
Woman Allegedly Met Men For Sex, Then Drugged Them in 'Serial Killings'
A woman who pleaded guilty to fatally drugging four Ohio men during alleged meetups for sex is prison-bound, according to authorities. Rebecca Auborn, 36, was indicted in October 2023 in connection with the “serial killings” that occurred in northeast Columbus earlier in 2023, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office said in an earlier news release that announced her indictment. Auburn was accused of meeting men for sex and drugging them “so she could…
Ohio sex worker guilty of killing 4 men is sentenced to 4 life terms in 'serial murder' case
Rebecca Auborn, an Ohio sex worker who pleaded guilty to murder charges in a series of fatal fentanyl overdoses in 2023, was sentenced Thursday to four consecutive life terms in prison, officials said
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