Publisher’s Note: One of Roger Kibbe’s victim’s was found dumped off Echo Summit near Old Meyers Grade. Kibbe’s brother, Steve, was a sergeant with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department while the crimes were being committed. He retired years ago.

By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee

Roger Reece Kibbe, dubbed by authorities as the “I-5 Strangler,” has pleaded guilty in San Joaquin County to six new counts of murder, including the killings of two Sacramento women.

Kibbe, 70, will be sentenced to consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole, thus avoiding the death penalty.

A news release from the San Joaquin District Attorney’s Office said that Kibbe’s age and the slow pace of executions in the state were integral factors in prosecutors eschewing the death penalty.

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