Sara Kruzan: Sentenced to Life Without Parole at Age 16

America is way to strict on the young. I don't think she should of gotten more than 20 years. Not for killing an abusive pimp.

I think she was already mental.. but you're right. life sentence for her was too harsh. She is clearly not a threat to herself or anyone else..just to the man that abused her for years...and he's long gone.

I am not saying she does't deserve a hefty sentence. But life without parole is not right.

She wasnt working for GG at the time of his murder. In fact she moved in the house of GGs rival, a drug dealer a week before his murder.Planned along with Sara GGs murder. According to the prosecution.

how was this case not appealed? that judge needs to be removed from the bench and those lawyers need to be disbarred! Her case was very open and shut, she was emotionally wrecked completely by an old ass pervert raping her and forcing her to have sex with other men for money. He deserved to die, not nearly as nicely as he did.

how was that in cold blood? He raped her at 13 and was using her as a sex slave until she killed him because obviously that was the only way out for her. in that lifestyle it is kill or be killed. listen to your pimp or suffer the consequences.

She agreed to go to the movies with her pimp and shot him in the neck in cold blood. And stole $1,500 and his Jaguar. I remember a 17 old offender was executed for a similar crime. Very cold but, I still think her sentence is way too harsh.

Prosecutors argued at trial that Howard no longer employed Kruzan at the time of the killing, and that a week earlier, she had moved into the Rubidoux home of one of Howards rivals — a drug dealer who put her up to robbing and shooting him. On March 10, 1994, Kruzan agreed to go to the movies with the 36-year-o

Every murder crime is wrong but not every murder crime is planned out..I just feel sorry for her. It just sucks the guy had to die... she should have picked another way to end it u know?

I also think the Lawyer didn't do their job right? Its just sad. I don't even know what to say. U know. It's just sad that she had lived that life on the streets and ends up in jail for life.

I think it really sucks that this happened. I just wished that the judge would really look at this as a survival. I know that killing someone is wrong right, but there's so many ppl in her situation do not get that life without parole is just crazy how she gets this punishment and those who are in the same situation like hers, don't? I just don't think it's fair.