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| On December 20, 1996, 21-year-old Jewell Jean "Juli" Busken was found murdered near the shoreline of ] after she disappeared from the parking lot of her apartment in ]. | On December 20, 1996, 21-year-old dance student Jewell Jean "Juli" Busken was found murdered near the shoreline of ] after she disappeared from the parking lot of her apartment in ]. | ||
| Prior to her disappearance, Busken, who had completed her final semester in the ] and was set to graduate on a later date, planned to return to her parents' home in ] and enrol in graduate school, and her parents were scheduled to arrive on the day of her disappearance to fetch her back home. Busken gathered with her college friends on the evening of December 19, 1996, and exchanged Christmas gifts and goodbyes. Busken spent the night with a friend at the latter's apartment in West Lindsey Street. After bringing her friend to the Will Rogers Airport on the morning of December 20, 1996, Busken returned to her own apartment and it was the last time she was seen alive. | |||
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1996 murder and rape of a University of Oklahoma dance student| Juli Busken | |
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| Born | Jewell Jean Busken (1975-10-24)October 24, 1975 Benton, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | December 20, 1996(1996-12-20) (aged 21) Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Fatal burn injuries |
| Resting place | Rhea Memory Gardens |
| Other names | Juli Busken |
| Education | University of Oklahoma (incomplete) |
| Known for | Rape and murder victim |
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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 dance student Jewell Jean "Juli" Busken was found murdered near the shoreline of Lake Stanley Draper after she disappeared from the parking lot of her apartment in Norman, Oklahoma.
Prior to her disappearance, Busken, who had completed her final semester in the University of Oklahoma and was set to graduate on a later date, planned to return to her parents' home in Arkansas and enrol in graduate school, and her parents were scheduled to arrive on the day of her disappearance to fetch her back home. Busken gathered with her college friends on the evening of December 19, 1996, and exchanged Christmas gifts and goodbyes. Busken spent the night with a friend at the latter's apartment in West Lindsey Street. After bringing her friend to the Will Rogers Airport on the morning of December 20, 1996, Busken returned to her own apartment and it was the last time she was seen alive.
An autopsy report showed that Busken
Investigations and breakthrough
For the next eight years, the police continually investigated the case of Juli Busken's murder but failed to identify a suspect.
The inmate, Anthony Castillo Sanchez, was serving an unspecified jail term for burglary at the time when DNA tests linked him to the murder of Busken.
Trial of Anthony Sanchez
Appeal process
Execution of Sanchez
See also
- Capital punishment in Oklahoma
- List of people executed in Oklahoma
- List of people executed in the United States in 2023
References