A Jefferson County (Colo.) judge has sentenced Michael Muniz to 84 years in prison for murder and kidnapping, ending a long ordeal for the families of the victims and for Wheatridge police dispatcher Troy Phelps. Muniz pleaded guilty last month after a hung jury, re-trial and appelate court decision delayed the final justice. The case goes back to 1996 when Phelps handled the original telephone call reporting the murder of a local woman. Coincidentally, Phelps was on-duty five years later when Muniz called to taunt police by saying, “I’m on the loose.” Phelps traced that call to a local motel, and police tracked Muniz down and arrested him. Police investigators Muniz was involved in several other murders. District attorney Scott Storey said he was pleased with the outcome. “It’s taken a long time…13 years and two trials,” he said.
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