Jessica Ridgeway Murder

A Colorado teenager has confessed in the abduction and killing of a 10-year-old girl and in a separate attack on a runner, prosecutors said Thursday.The suspect, 17-year-old Austin Reed Sigg, made his first court appearance Thursday in the death of Jessica Ridgeway and an assault on a 22-year-old female runner in May.Authorities said Thursday they have "overwhelming" DNA evidence against Sigg.Sigg lived about a mile from Jessica Ridgeway, who disappeared Oct. 5.He kept head bowed for much of the time, talking with his attorney but otherwise saying little.He made eye contact at one point with relatives of Ridgeway, who were in the courtroom wearing purple ribbons in the girl's memory.District Attorney Scott Storey said the law prevents prosecutors from seeking the death penalty because Sigg is a juvenile, even though he is being prosecuted as an adult.Sigg's mother was in the courtroom and sat a few rows behind her son. She raised her hand when the judge asked if a parent or guardian wa...

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