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Judge Sentences Ringleader in Sam Nordquist Murder to Life in Prison
Arzuaga admitted to torturing Nordquist for more than a month before his death, and prosecutors said seven people were charged in the case.
- On Tuesday, Ontario County Court Judge Kristina Karle sentenced Precious Arzuaga and Jennifer Quijano to life without parole for murdering Sam Nordquist, a 24-year-old transgender man from Minnesota.
- Nordquist traveled to Hopewell in September 2024 believing Arzuaga was his girlfriend; authorities say she held him captive and tortured him from January 1 through February 2, 2025.
- During sentencing, Linda and Kayla Nordquist delivered emotional victim-impact statements. Judge Karle remarked, "He came here looking for love, and sadly and tragically, he found you."
- Including Arzuaga and Quijano, four of seven suspects have pleaded guilty; Patrick Goodwin, Kimberly Sochia, and Thomas Eaves await separate trials.
- While prosecutors declined to pursue hate-crime charges, Captain Kelly Swift described the investigation as one of the most disturbing in her 20-year career.
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Two women who helped kidnap, rape, and torture Sam Nordquist, a transgender man, to death will spend the rest of their lives in prison.Precious Arzuaga pleaded guilty in June to charges including first-degree murder, kidnapping and torture, and she was sentenced Tuesday in a Canandaigua courtroom to life without parole, according to Syracuse.com.Judge Kristina Karle berated Arzuaga in open court for the emotional manipulation that preceded the b…
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