Appeals court affirms Aguirre murder conviction

Former Pasco police officer's challenge rejected

By: Clare McGraw

Outlets: Cheney Free Press

Published: September 25, 2026

Words: 609

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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SPOKANE – A state appeals court has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of Richard Aguirre, a former Fairchild Air Force Base airman convicted in the 1986 killing of Ruby Doss.
The Washington Court of Appeals Division III affirmed Aguirre’s conviction in a Sept. 10 opinion, rejecting his challenges to DNA evidence, records show. The court concluded there was enough evidence to establish both his identity as the killer and premeditation.
Aguirre, now 62, was convicted of first-degree …

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