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- Gender
- male
- Country
- USA
- Location
- Pima County, Arizona, USA
- Date of birth
- August 25, 1963
- Age at first offence
- 23
- Characteristics
- robbery
- Victim profile
- Sarah Kaplan, 83
- Method of murder
- Strangulation with the telephone cord
- Date(s) of murder
- July 25, 1986
- Years active
- 1986
- Date of arrest
- —
- Status
-
Sentenced to death
Sentenced to death on February 9, 1988
Name
Alfonso Raymond Salazar
Background
Alfonso Raymond Salazar and Michael Davis entered the Tucson home of Sarah Kaplan on July 25, 1986.
Sarah Kaplan was 83 years old, weighed less than 90 pounds, was 5 feet tall, and wore a patch on one eye.
The offence
On July 25, 1986, Salazar and Davis pulled the wrought iron bars from a window and entered the Tucson home of Sarah Kaplan.
After entering, Salazar and Davis beat Ms. Kaplan and strangled her with the telephone cord.
Investigation
Fingerprints belonging to both men were found at the scene.
One of Salazar’s prints was in blood.
Trial
Start of Trial: December 2, 1987. Verdict: December 14, 1987.
Presiding Judge: Gilbert Veliz. Prosecutors: Jesse Figueroa and Kathleen Mayer.
In a separate trial, Davis was convicted and sentenced to death.
Sentencing
Sentencing: February 9, 1988.
Aggravating Circumstances: Especially heinous/cruel/depraved. Mitigating Circumstances: None sufficient to call for leniency.
Appeals
Published opinions included: State v. Salazar, 173 Ariz. 399, 844 P.2d 566 (1992).
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