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On December 20, 1996, in ], 21-year-old '''Juli Busken''', a ] dance student and resident of ], was abducted from her apartment's parking lot and subsequently raped and murdered by an unknown assailant. The case remained unsolved for years before the killer was caught while he was in jail for burglary. The murderer, '''Anthony Sanchez''', whose DNA profile matched that of the sperm on Busken's clothing, was convicted of the murder and ] in 2006. Sanchez, however, protested his innocence and claimed that his father was the real killer. Sanchez was eventually executed on September 21, 2023. On December 20, 1996, in ], 21-year-old '''Juli Busken''', a ] dance student and resident of ], was abducted from her apartment's parking lot and subsequently raped and murdered by an unknown assailant. The case remained unsolved for years before the killer was caught while he was in jail for burglary.
The murderer, '''Anthony Sanchez''', whose DNA profile matched that of the sperm on Busken's clothing, was convicted of the murder and ] in 2006. Sanchez, however, protested his innocence and claimed that his father was the real killer. Sanchez was eventually executed on September 21, 2023.


==Murder== ==Murder==

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1996 murder and rape of a University of Oklahoma dance student
Juli Busken
BornJewell Jean Busken
(1975-10-24)October 24, 1975
Benton, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedDecember 20, 1996(1996-12-20) (aged 21)
Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
Cause of deathFatal burn injuries
Resting placeRhea Memory Gardens
Other namesJuli Busken
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma (incomplete)
Known forRape and murder victim
Parents
  • Bud Busken (father)
  • Mary Jean Busken (mother)

On December 20, 1996, in Oklahoma, 21-year-old Juli Busken, a University of Oklahoma dance student and resident of Benton, Arkansas, was abducted from her apartment's parking lot and subsequently raped and murdered by an unknown assailant. The case remained unsolved for years before the killer was caught while he was in jail for burglary.

The murderer, Anthony Sanchez, whose DNA profile matched that of the sperm on Busken's clothing, was convicted of the murder and sentenced to death in 2006. Sanchez, however, protested his innocence and claimed that his father was the real killer. Sanchez was eventually executed on September 21, 2023.

Murder

On December 20, 1996, 21-year-old Jewell Jean "Juli" Busken

Anthony Castillo Sanchez

Investigations and breakthrough

Trial of Anthony Sanchez

Appeal process

Execution of Sanchez

See also

References