Prosecutors seek death penalty against man who confessed to killing 3 at Tucson prison

By: Michael Kiefer

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: May 12, 2026

Words: 566

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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More than a year after he confessed to stabbing and beating three men to death at a Tucson prison, the Pinal County Attorney’s Office has filed its intent to seek the death penalty against Ricky Wassenaar.

Wassenaar, 63, was already serving 16 life sentences for crimes he committed while trying to break out of prison in 2004. Those crimes, along with a robbery he pulled off in 1997, plus the fact that he is charged …

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