Jones was found guilty of first- and second-degree murder in a retrial in December 2016 after his first case ended in a mistrial when the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict. He was sentenced to life in prison for that crime as well as 12 years for second-degree kidnapping, the Denver Post reported.
How old is Lester Jones?
Who Was Elaine Jones? In 2007, when suspicion for the abduction and murder of Paige first fell upon 56-year-old Lester Jones, he and his wife, 52-year-old Elaine Jones, resided in a lovely home on Hill Avenue.
Did Lester Jones murder Paige?
Lester Jones was found guilty of first degree murder, felony murder, second-degree murder for knowingly causing the death of Paige Birgfeld and kidnapping. The judge gave the only sentence that Colorado law allows, which is life without the possibility of parole for the murder charge, Rubinstein said.
Where were Paige Birgfeld remains found?
She had been missing for three days at that point. A hiker found skeletal remains of a woman at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday off U.S. 50 in the Wells Gulch area in Delta County, about 30 miles southeast of Grand Junction and about 15 miles west of Delta.