MAN SENTENCED FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MURDER
A man charged with the murder of his wife has been sentenced in Denver District Court.
27 year old Jose Vallejo-Cano pleaded guilty in April to second degree murder and to second degree assault . He was sentenced to 60 years in prison.
On October 29, 2016, the body of 23-year-old Araceli Miranda was found in the back seat of a car in the 4800 block of Kingston Street; she had been strangled. Vallejo-Cano was found hiding nearby and arrested. Ms. Miranda had been reported missing earlier that morning by her mother. She was concerned for her daughter’s safety after Cano had removed a monitored ankle bracelet.