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Killer who dodged sentencing in professor killing makes eerie courtroom remark
FOX NEWS ^ | May 8, 2026 | By Stepheny Price

Posted on 05/08/2026 3:02:55 PM PDT by artichokegrower

A Colorado killer who mocked the court, skipped his own sentencing and forced a judge to order that he be brought in "by any means necessary" is now facing the rest of his life behind bars.

Caesar Lorenzo Wilson, 54, was sentenced to 224 years in prison for the 2024 murder of University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) professor Haleh Abghari, a killing prosecutors say began as a burglary and ended in a brutal stabbing inside her own home.

The sentencing capped a case marked by defiance and disturbing behavior.

Wilson initially refused to appear in court, declining to be transported from jail and prompting a judge to issue a rare warrant authorizing authorities to use force to bring him in, KTTV reported.

Caesar Wilson was sentenced to 224 years in prison for the murder of UCCS professor Haleh Abghari. (Colorado Springs Police Department) Even when he did appear, he showed little remorse, at one point asking his attorneys, "Do I have to hear this?" during the hearing, according to the Denver Gazette.

Prosecutors also revealed in court that Wilson made chilling remarks in a recorded jail phone call, allegedly telling his mother he would bring Abghari back to life and kill her again because he believed he had been treated unfairly. The comments underscored what prosecutors described as a complete disregard for human life, the outlet reported.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: caesarlorenzowilson; colorado; coloradosprings; crime; halehabghari; stephenyprice

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So we have to feed this POS for the rest of his life
1 posted on 05/08/2026 3:02:55 PM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower

He needs Lady Vengeance style justice.

Lady Vengeance was a South Korean movie which has a scene where victim’s families are left alone with a tied up killer to do whatever they want with him.


2 posted on 05/08/2026 3:09:40 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: artichokegrower
So we have to feed this POS for the rest of his life

Maybe. I would not be surprised if he doesn't win cellmate of the month and the combination of his crime and his attitude gets him hurt or worse in jail by the other prisoners, who have their own standards.
3 posted on 05/08/2026 3:11:09 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: artichokegrower

second degree murder?

perp got off light. should be summarily executed.


4 posted on 05/08/2026 3:11:50 PM PDT by TheDon (Remember the J6 political prisoners! Remember Ashli Babbitt!)
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To: artichokegrower; Liz; Red Badger
But. Would this Colorado DA even brought charges at all if a white conservative woman had been raped and murdered by an illegal/amnestied Islamic (?) alien?
5 posted on 05/08/2026 3:12:03 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE
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So we have to feed this POS for the rest of his life

Unlikely.

At some point a leftwing democrat governor will grant him a compassionate release.

6 posted on 05/08/2026 3:16:02 PM PDT by PAR35
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7 posted on 05/08/2026 3:42:31 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: artichokegrower

Dude looks a LOT like Boyd Crowder from “Justified”. Terminate him.


8 posted on 05/08/2026 3:46:09 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Perfection is impossible. But if you pursue perfection you may achieve excellence - - Vince Lombardi)
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“for the rest of his life”-With his attitude and lack of humanity, that probably won’t be very long-even incarcerated violent criminals have limits to what they will tolerate...


9 posted on 05/08/2026 3:51:04 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: PAR35; artichokegrower
"At some point a leftwing democrat governor will grant him a compassionate release."

This is the trend. Colorado used to do a death penalty for especially heinous crimes. Our recent governors have not only commuted or shortened sentences, they are being released outright.

Don't worry about paying upkeep for a life sentence from taxpayers. They'll be released after a few years.

I'm aware of a case where a drunk driver killed a State Trooper, then evaded. Pleaded down to 8 years. Released in just over three years. That's 38 months in Colorado for killing a State Trooper while drunk driving.

Just an anecdote on how to evade justice for killing someone in a blue state.

Lord, please let Trump stop mail-in ballots!

10 posted on 05/08/2026 3:55:11 PM PDT by KitJ (Shall not be infringed...)
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Reading this article, I had a strange thought that has probably been the basis for more than one sci-fi story. Imagine he is in jail, sentenced to be imprisoned until 2250. A group of scientists come up with a means of keeping someone alive, and convince the government to allow them to experiment on this man. Amazingly, the means is successful, with some quirk—for example, maybe it forces him to experience what his victim went through, day after day, for as long as he is given the elixir—and he is made to take it every day.

Execution is too good for this man. We should be able to make him suffer every one of those 224 years. And then die. Maybe.


11 posted on 05/08/2026 3:55:35 PM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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Lord, please let Trump stop mail-in ballots!


Amen!


12 posted on 05/08/2026 4:02:34 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: chajin

I like it.


13 posted on 05/08/2026 4:27:29 PM PDT by Auntie Mame (Fear not tomorrow. God is already there.)
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To: plain talk

That trilogy is awesome.


14 posted on 05/08/2026 4:51:33 PM PDT by Seruzawa ("The political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence." -Marx the Smarter (Groucho.))
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“...a killing prosecutors say began as a burglary and ended in a brutal stabbing inside her own home.”


This is why you should assume any home intruder is a threat and are justified in using lethal force against.


15 posted on 05/08/2026 4:55:56 PM PDT by Ken H (Freeper #240 - Dec 05, 1997)
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To: Seruzawa

Yeah. I even like the remake of Old Boy as well with josh brolin.


16 posted on 05/08/2026 6:12:07 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: MileHi; dynachrome; backspace; Balata; bboop; Ben Dover; Benito Cereno; BigEdLB; bluejean; ...

Colorado Ping ( Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the list.)


17 posted on 05/08/2026 6:15:18 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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