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FL - Man pleads guilty to killing child molester

View the article here 02/19/2009 By Molly Moorhead, Times staff writer DADE CITY - Luis Angel Rivera, accused of killing a convicted sex offender in Lacoochee in 2006, pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Authorities said Rivera (pictured), 26, killed 72-year-old _____ in a robbery sometime between Aug. 27 and 31, 2006, at _____'s Lacoochee home, then stole his pickup. _____ was on probation at the time for his conviction in 1989 on four counts of a lewd and lascivious act with a child under age 16 in 1980s. He was incarcerated until 1995. He worked on cars in his yard, keeping cash and valuable parts around. Authorities said he was often the victim of thefts. He died of knife wounds and blunt trauma...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on February 19, 2009 (boomark / email).