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Kyleigh Sousa who was killed after a suspect grabbed her purse and attempted to drive away while Kyleigh became entangled in the purse straps and was dragged for a short distance.
An artist who is dubbed “New Jersey’s Sculptor” is working on a slightly larger than life-size bronze sculpture of a 21-year-old Arizona State University student who was dragged to her death on May 26, 2010.
Karen Montenegro, the mother of ASU student Kyleigh Sousa, who died after she was dragged during a robbery when her arm became entangled in her purse straps in front of an IHOP restaurant in Tempe on May 26, 2010, comments on Friday about the sentencing of Joselius Marquez. Marquez, who sped off in a car after grabbing Kyleigh’s purse, was sentenced to life with the possibility of being eligible for parole in 25 years on a first-degree murder charge and 2.5 years for robbery with 737 days credited. Also present at Marquez’s sentencing were, left to right, Kyleigh’s younger brother, Michael Sousa, step-father, Nick Montenegro and older brother, Bernie Sousa.
Kyleigh Sousa's mother Karen Montenegro, right, along with Kyleigh's older brother Bernie Sousa,left, speak to the media, Tuesday, June 22, 2010 in Tempe, a day shy of one-month since the incident that took Kyleigh's life.
Kyleigh Sousa, third from left, is surrounded by family and friends in this photo provided by her mother. Today marks six months since the ASU student was killed in front of an International House of Pancakes in Tempe.
The mother and brother of Kyleigh Sousa on Tuesday placed a bouquet of flowers in the 200 block of Apache Trail near an International House of Pancakes restaurant and the Twin Palms Hotel in Tempe in memory of the 21-year-old Arizona State University student. Sousa died May 26 hours after she was robbed and dragged by a heavyset Hispanic man driving a car who grabbed her purse and sped away. A flier placed with the flowers seeks clues in her death and provides phone numbers to call for anyone who may have information in the crime. Photo by Mike Sakal
The mother and brother of Kyleigh Sousa on Tuesday placed a bouquet of flowers in the 200 block of Apache Trail near an International House of Pancakes restaurant and the Twin Palms Hotel in Tempe in memory of the 21-year-old Arizona State University student. Sousa died May 26 hours after she was robbed and dragged by a heavyset Hispanic man driving a car who grabbed her purse and sped away. A flier placed with the flowers seeks clues in her death and provides phone numbers to call for anyone who may have information in the crime. Photo by Mike Sakal
To help honor the memory of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Kyleigh Sousa, her family has formed a foundation to aid families of crime victims who died tragically or surviving crime victims through a memorial foundation in her name.
Police want to find the person who put a driver’s license belonging to the friend of a dragging victim into a U.S. Postal Service mailbox.
A man accused of dragging an Arizona State University student to her death entered a not guilty plea Thursday.
Maricopa County Superior Court says the next court appearance for 20-year-old Joseluis Marquez is Feb. 10.
Bond is set at $1 million for Marquez on suspicion of first-degree murder in the death of Kyleigh Sousa.
The 21-year-old Sousa was outside a Tempe restaurant in the early morning hours of May 26 when a man approached her and grabbed her purse. Police say the man jumped into a car and took off, dragging Sousa, who was tangled up in the purse's strap.
Police say Marquez is believed to have been the driver of the rental car involved. Sousa was kept on life support until her family arrived from New Jersey.
It’s been more than two years since Kyleigh Sousa died after being dragged and run over by a car while walking with a group of friends on the Arizona State University campus, but she still is well remembered.
For the family of a slain Arizona State University student Kyleigh Sousa, the past year has been one filled with sadness and struggle as they have moved through the grieving process.
An ASU student who was robbed and run over early Wednesday in Tempe has died of injuries she received in the incident.
It has been four weeks since 21-year-old Arizona State University student Kyleigh Sousa was robbed and dragged to her death by a driver who grabbed her purse in the 200 block of Apache Boulevard before he sped away with it.
The dollar amount is increasing of a reward leading to the arrest of those responsible for the death of ASU student Kyleigh Sousa, who died after she was dragged by a car when her purse was stolen last week.
For many years, Kyleigh Sousa and her mother, Karen Montenegro, would decorate Christmas trees in every room of the family’s home in New Jersey.
“Heartache all day, up all night, non-stop tears, sick to my stomach... only to start all over again the next day. Day in and day out. 7 weeks today. The pain grows worse... the tears don’t stop and the only thoughts in my mind every second of the day are of my daughter.” — Taken from the Facebook page of Karen Montenegro, the mother of Tempe murder victim Kyleigh Sousa.
An artist who is dubbed “New Jersey’s Sculptor” is planning to produce a slightly larger than life-size bronze sculpture of a 21-year-old Arizona State University pre-law student who was dragged to her death nearly six months ago.
This will not be a typical Thanksgiving holiday weekend for the Sousa family.
The trial involving the man authorities say is responsible for the 2010 dragging death of Arizona State University student Kyleigh Sousa is set for May.
Tempe police not only are looking for the man who stole Arizona State University student Kyleigh Ann Sousa's purse.
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating or identifying those responsible for a string of at least nine armed robberies in the northwest section of the city committed during the last three months.
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