| Date of birth: | Jan 9, 1954 |
| Ethnicity: | CAUCASIAN |
| Hair: | Gray |
| Eyes: | Brown |
| Unit: | ASPC Eyman SMU II |
| Status: | ACTIVE |
| Release type: | RECEIVED AT |
| Most recent loc: | ASPC Eyman |
| Last movement: | Jan 13, 2012 |
| Inmate number: | 162753 |
| Inmate detainee: | INMATE |
| Custody class: | 5/1 |
| Crime description: | INMATE 162753 - MURDAUGH, MICHAEL J. Murdaugh' s girlfriend, Rebecca Rohrs, met the victim, David Reynolds, at a bar. Rebecca told Murdaugh about Reynolds. Murdaugh told Rebecca to entice Reynolds to her house. When Reynolds arrived, Murdaugh and his friend, Jesse Dezarn, took Reynolds to a barn at gunpoint. Murdaugh severely beat Reynolds. Murdauah and his co-defendant, Dezarn, bound and gagged Reynolds and put him inside the trunk of their vehicle, where Murdaugh again beat Reynolds. After beating Reynolds to death, Murdaugh dumped Reynold's body in a remote area. Before leaving, however, he severed Reynold's head and hands, pulled out Reynold's teeth and buried the body parts. PROCEEDINGS Presiding Judge: Sherry Hutt Prosecutor: Mark Barry Defense Counsel: Jess Lorona Start of Trial: Guilty Plea Verdict: Change of Plea-Jan 10, 2000 Sentencing: November 16, 2001 Aggravating Circumstances Prior conviction punishable by life imprisonment or death (15` degree murder) Especially cruel, heinous and depraved Mitigating Circumstances Non-Statutory: under the influence of drugs at time of offense, chronic drug abuser, personality disorder, paranoid thoughts, combination of above may have impacted defendant's mental abilities. Other non-statutory mitigating circumstances considered cooperation with law enforcement, lack of a prior criminal record, admission of guilt and concern for victim's family. PUBLISHED OPINIONS [Direct Appeal pending before the Arizona Supreme Court] |
| Community supervision parole: | N |
| Commitment status: | COMPLETE AND VERIFIED |
| Admission date: | Nov 16, 2001 |
| Booking location: | Maricopa County, AZ |
| Sentence expiration: | Jul 10, 2004 |
| Discharge date: | Jun 2000 |
| Flat maximum: | Jan 8, 2006 |
| Commit number: | A01 |
| Admit date: | Nov 16, 2001 |
| Sentence expiration: | Mar 30, 2001 |
| Discharge date: | Jun 2000 |
| Flat maximum: | Jun 16, 2001 |
| Consec concur: | Concurrent:A02 |
| Commit number: | C01 |
| Admit date: | Nov 16, 2001 |
| Sentence expiration: | Mar 30, 2001 |
| Discharge date: | Jun 2000 |
| Flat maximum: | Jun 16, 2001 |
| Consec concur: | Concurrent:C01 |
| Commit number: | C02 |
| Admit date: | Nov 16, 2001 |
| Discharge date: | 2000 |
| Consec concur: | Concurrent:B01 |
| Commit number: | B02 |
| Admit date: | Nov 16, 2001 |
| Discharge date: | 2000 |
| Consec concur: | Concurrent:B02 |
| Commit number: | B03 |
| Admit date: | Nov 16, 2001 |
| Commit number: | A02 |
| Admit date: | Nov 16, 2001 |
| Consec concur: | Consecutive:A02 |
| Commit number: | B01 |
| Admit date: | Nov 16, 2001 |
