Feb 27 2007 12:57PM

Alfonso Rodriguez Junior is on his way to death row. The Crookston, Minnesota man sentenced to death for the killing of U-N-D student Dru Sjodin was moved out of the Cass County Jail this morning. His official checkout time was 8:16 a-m. Chief

Feb 26 2007 12:51PM

Court officials say the bill for jailing and defending Alfonso Rodriguez Junior in his federal death penalty case has totaled more than one-point-two million dollars. The defense bill includes $934,885 in attorney fees... $231,196 in investigative and e

Nov 28 2006 1:00PM

A federal judge has released tapes of police interviews with Alfonso Rodriguez Junior. On the tapes, investigators catch Rodriguez in a lie about being at a movie at the time Sjodin was abducted. That particular movie wasn't playing. Rodriguez admits

Nov 21 2006 8:12AM

An attorney for [[kxtopic:alfonso-rodriguez:t[Alfonso Rodriguez]:t]] Junior has filed a motion for a new trial,claiming misconduct by prosecutors, racial bias and judicial error. The 53-year-old Rodriguez, of Crookston, [[kxtopic:minnesota:t[Minn

Oct 18 2006 8:30PM

Prosecutors say jurors in the Alfonso Rodriguez Junior case took the proper steps before handing down a death sentence. A federal jury convicted Rodriguez of kidnapping resulting in the death of University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin (sh

Oct 18 2006 6:00PM

Prosecutors say jurors in the Alfonso Rodriguez Junior case took the proper steps before handing down a death sentence. A federal jury convicted Rodriguez of kidnapping resulting in the death of University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin (sh

Oct 14 2006 10:30AM

Law enforcement officers who worked on the Dru Sjodin (shuh-DEEN') case say they still struggle with her senseless killing. Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agent Dan Ahlquist says the end result is a man going to the death chamber, and

Oct 2 2006 12:36AM

A man who represented Alfonso Rodriguez, Jr. is speaking out about a federal jury's decision to give the Minnesota man the death penalty. Kansas Lawyer Richard Ney says the sentence saddened, but did not surprise him. He added that it would have been ha

Oct 1 2006 10:09AM

The death penalty attorney who represented Alfonso Rodriguez Junior says he was saddened but not surprised by a federal jury's decision to end his client's life. Kansas lawyer Richard Ney (nay) says it was a high-profile case and it would be

Sep 29 2006 4:00PM

The mother of slain University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin (shuh-DEEN') will speak at the Take Back the Night rally this evening in St. Cloud, Minnesota Linda Walker will address the rally at Barden City Park. The Pequot (PEE'-kwaht) L

Sep 27 2006 1:12PM

Dru Sjodin's dad remembers his daughter on what would have been her 25th birthday, Tuesday. Dru disappeared almost three years ago from a mall parking lot in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Her body was found about five months later in a ravine. Alfonso Ro

Sep 27 2006 8:00AM

In the hometown of convicted killer Alfonso Rodriguez Junior, there's relief that his trial is over. There's sympathy in Crookston, Minnesota, for the family of his victim, Dru Sjodin (shuh-DEEN'), whose body was found in a ravine just outside o

Sep 26 2006 11:42PM

The pricetag for taxpayers for the defense and jailing of convicted killer Alfonso Rodriguez, Junior is estimated to end at over one million dollars. A federal jury found the sex offender guilty in the kidnapping and murder of UND student Dru Sjodin earl

Sep 26 2006 9:21AM

Today would have been Dru Sjodin's (shuh-DEENZ') 25th birthday. Friends had scheduled a tree-planting in memory of the slain University of North Dakota student at the U-N-D campus today. But campus officials say it's been postponed. No new

Sep 26 2006 7:30AM

Federal court officials in Fargo estimate it cost taxpayers nearly one (m) million-dollars to jail and defend Alfonso Rodriguez Junior. A federal court jury decided Friday that the 53-year-old Rodriguez, of Crookston, Minnesota, should be senten

Sep 23 2006 11:39PM

After weeks of testimony and hours of deliberation, the life of Alfonso Rodriguez, Junior all came down to twelve people. Jurors in the case decided yesterday that the man who kidnapped and killed Dru Sjodin should die for his crime. But, according to o

Sep 23 2006 1:09AM

He was found guilty of killing Dru Sjodin and now the same jury has sentenced Alfonso Rodrguez, Junior to death for his crime. Mike Morken of KX 4 News in Fargo has more. (Linda Walker, Dru's Mother) "I know it wasn't an easy decision for the jurors, bu

Sep 22 2006 11:42PM

Once opening arguments began in the Rodriguez trial... The case lasted a little more than a month.

Sep 22 2006 11:42PM

He was found guilty of killing Dru Sjodin and now the same jury has sentenced Alfonso Rodrguez Junior to death for his crime. Dru's Mother, Linda Walker, says it wasn't an easy decision for the jurors but justic was served tody. Mike Morken of KX-4 Ne

Sep 22 2006 8:12PM

(Linda Walker, Dru Sjodin's Mother) "I know it wasn't an easy decision for the jurors. I'm sure. But Dru's voice was heard today." The mother of Dru Sjodin says justice was served today as a federal jury decided the man who kidnapped and killed her da

Sep 22 2006 12:45PM

Jurors have sentenced convicted sex offender Alfonso Rodriguez Junior to death for the killing of college student Dru Sjodin...

Sep 22 2006 12:12PM

Dru Sjodin's (shuh-DEEN's) mother says "Dru's voice was heard." Linda Walker spoke with reporters after jurors handed down a death sentence this morning for Alfonso Rodriguez Junior, the man convicted in Sjodin's death. Walker's voice shook

Sep 22 2006 11:42AM

Jurors have sentenced convicted sex offender Alfonso Rodriguez Junior to death for the killing of college student Dru Sjodin (droo shuh-DEEN'). The decision was announced after jurors met for about an hour and a half this morning. Jurors began d

Sep 22 2006 11:33AM

Jurors have decided Alfonso Rodriguez Junior should get the death penalty for killng University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin. The jury of seven women and five men announced their verdict this morning. They met for about

Sep 21 2006 8:24PM

No decision has been reached yet on whether convicted sex offender Alfonso Rodriguez, Junior should live or die. Jurors in Fargo adjourned this afternoon after deliberating most of the day. The 53-year old was convicted of kidnapping resulting in the de

Sep 20 2006 2:12AM

Closing arguments are scheduled this morning in the penalty phase of Alfonso Rodriguez Junior's trial, and the judge has warned lawyers about being too flamboyant. The federal jury of seven women and five men is expected to begin deliberations t

Sep 19 2006 11:48PM

Testimony has wrapped up in the penalty phase of the Alfonso Rodriguez, Junior trial in Fargo, taking the trial one step closer to completion. Mike Morken has the details of today's proceedings. (Mike Morken, KX 4 News) The last witness called in the tr

Sep 19 2006 11:27PM

The state restested its' cast against Alfonso Rodriguez Junior Today in Fargo. Mike Morken has the details of todays closing testimony. (Mike Morken, KX 4 News) "The last witness called in the trial was a psychiatrist that testified that he doesn't bel

Sep 19 2006 8:03PM

Prosecutors wrapped up their case against Alfonso Rodriguez Junior by calling a forensic psychiatrist who said Rodriguez has an anxiety disorder and sexual fantasies. Dr. Steven Pitt also said Rodriguez has shown that he can make choices.

Sep 19 2006 11:33AM

A psychiatrist testified for the government this morning in the trial of Alfonso Rodriguez Junior saying he does not believe Rodriguez has a major mental illness. Doctor Steven Pitt said he interviewed Rodriguez for five hours and researched fi

Sep 19 2006 11:12AM

A psychiatrist testified for the government this morning in the trial of Alfonso Rodriguez Junior saying he does not believe Rodriguez has a major mental illness. Doctor Steven Pitt said he interviewed Rodriguez for five hours and researched fi

Sep 19 2006 2:12AM

Defense attorneys used their last witnesses in the trial of Alfonso Rodriguez Junior to describe his good behavior in jail and his close relationship with his young niece and nephew. The defense has been trying to persuade the jury to spare his

Sep 18 2006 8:18PM

The penalty phase is one step closer to completion in the trial of Alfonso Rodriguez, Junior. Today defense attorneys rested their case. Prosecutors will have a chance to offer rebuttal witnesses tomorrow. U-S District Judge Ralph Erickson says he exp

Sep 18 2006 7:42PM

Attorneys for Alfonso Rodriguez Junior called his sister and his young niece and nephew among their final witnesses in the penalty phase of his trial. The 53-year-old convicted sex offender from Crookston, Minnesota, was found guilty late last m

Sep 18 2006 3:33PM

Defense attorneys have rested their case in the penalty phase of Alfonso Rodriguez Junior's trial. Prosecutors will have a chance to offer rebuttal witnesses tomorrow. U-S District Judge Ralph Erickson says he expects jurors to start delib

Sep 18 2006 2:21PM

Defense attorneys have rested their case in the penalty phase of Alfonso Rodriguez Junior's trial. Prosecutors will have a chance to offer rebuttal witnesses tomorrow. U-S District Judge Ralph Erickson says he expects jurors to start delib

Sep 18 2006 11:12AM

A Minnesota prison psychologist took the witness stand today in the trial of Alfonso Rodriguez Junior. Rita St. George is a psychologist at the medium security prison in Moose Lake, Minnesota. She says Rodriguez asked to see her in January 2003

Sep 17 2006 11:06PM

The trial of Alfonso Rodriguez Junior is entering its final stage, and jurors may soon begin deliberating whether he should get the death penalty. Rodriguez could be the first person sentenced to death in North Dakota in nearly 100 years. The ver

Sep 17 2006 3:54PM

The trial of Alfonso Rodriguez Junior is entering its final stage and jurors may soon begin deliberating whether he should get the death penalty. Rodriguez could be the first person sentenced to death in North Dakota in nearly 100 years.

Sep 17 2006 3:03PM

The trial of Alfonso Rodriguez Junior is entering its final stage and jurors may soon begin deliberating whether he should get the death penalty. Rodriguez could be the first person sentenced to death in North Dakota in nearly 100 years.

Sep 15 2006 2:12AM

Attorneys defending Alfonso Rodriguez Junior are expected to wrap up their case on Monday as they try to persuade the jury not to sentence the Crookston, Minnesota, man to death. The government will then offer rebuttal testimony. U-S District J

Sep 14 2006 4:12PM

A prison case worker says he and a psychologist believed that Alfonso Rodriguez Junior should have been civilly committed in 2003. Rodriguez faces the death penalty after he was convicted of kidnapping resulting in the death of University of Nor

Sep 14 2006 3:42PM

A prison case worker says he and a psychologist believed that Alfonso Rodriguez Junior should have been civilly committed in 2003. Rodriguez faces the death penalty after he was convicted of kidnapping resulting in the death of University of Nor

Sep 14 2006 11:51AM

Corrections officers testified today that Alfonso Rodriguez Junior was a quiet person who kept to himself and did a good job in repairing machines, when he served time in a Minnesota prison. Mark Brooks was one of three officers who testified th

Sep 14 2006 11:51AM

Corrections officers testified today that Alfonso Rodriguez Junior was a quiet person who kept to himself and did a good job in repairing machines, when he served time in a Minnesota prison. Mark Brooks was one of three officers who testified th

Sep 13 2006 11:33AM

Alfonso Rodriguez Junior's sister took the witness stand today in federal court in Fargo to testify that her brother was sexually abused as a child. Sylvia D'Angelo said her brother who was known as "Tito" to family members was molested when h

Sep 13 2006 11:03AM

Alfonso Rodriguez Junior's sister took the witness stand today in federal court in Fargo to testify that her brother was sexually abused as a child. Sylvia D'Angelo said her brother who was known as "Tito" to family members was molested when h

Sep 13 2006 2:12AM

Defense experts say Alfonso Rodriguez Junior might have suffered brain damage from exposure to farm chemicals once used in the Red River Valley. Rodriguez faces the death penalty after being convicted in federal court of kidnapping resulting in

Sep 12 2006 11:24PM

Dolores Rodriguez described her son as kind and loving. The mother of Alfonso Rodriguez Junior took the witness stand today as his attorneys began presenting testimony to try to save his life. Alfonso Rodriguez Junior faces the death penalty after being

Sep 12 2006 7:33PM

Defense experts say that Alfonso Rodriguez Junior has signs of brain damage that could be the result of exposure to farm chemicals. Psychologist Karen Froming testified that she administered tests twice while Rodriguez was being held in the Cass

Sep 12 2006 11:33AM

The mother of Alfonso Rodriguez Junior took the witness stand today as his attorneys began presenting testimony to try to save his life. Dolores Rodriguez described her son as "kind and loving." She said he suffered from headaches and a swollen

Sep 12 2006 11:12AM

The mother of Alfonso Rodriguez Junior took the witness stand today as his attorneys began presenting testimony to try to save his life. Dolores Rodriguez described her son as "kind and loving." She said he suffered from headaches and a swollen

Sep 11 2006 11:27PM

Jurors in the trial of Alfonso Rodriguez, Junior began deliberating today whether the Crookston man should be sentenced to death for killing a college student. The trial's final phase opened in U-S District Court in Fargo with prosecutors presenting evid

Sep 11 2006 7:03PM

A federal judge has denied a defense attorney's request for a mistrial in the death penalty phase of the trial of Alfonso Rodriguez Junior. Attorney Richard Ney asked for a mistrial after friends and family of slain University of North Dakota st

Sep 11 2006 4:42PM

A defense attorney says Alfonso Rodriguez Junior offered to plead guilty last March in the death of University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin (shuh-DEEN'). Attorney Richard Ney says the 53-year-old Rodriguez also offered to waive all of his

Sep 11 2006 3:03PM

A defense attorney says Alfonso Rodriguez Junior offered to plead guilty last March in the death of University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin (shuh-DEEN'). Attorney Richard Ney says the 53-year-old Rodriguez also offered to waive all of his

Sep 11 2006 11:51AM

A judge says families must limit their testimony in the trial of Alfonso Rodriguez Junior. U-S District Judge Ralph Erickson says he doesn't want to overwhelm jurors with emotion. Jurors in the trial will begin deciding today whether the C

Sep 11 2006 11:42AM

A judge says families must limit their testimony in the trial of Alfonso Rodriguez Junior. Rodriguez was convicted of kidnapping resulting in the death of University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin (shuh-DEEN'). A jury will decide whether he

Sep 11 2006 7:03AM

Jurors in the trial of Alfonso Rodriguez Junior begin deciding today whether the Crookston man should be sentenced to death for killing a college student. The trial's final phase opens in U-S District Court in Fargo with prosecutors presenting

Sep 11 2006 2:12AM

Jurors in the trial of Alfonso Rodriguez Junior begin deciding today whether the Crookston man should be sentenced to death for killing a college student. The trial's final phase opens in U-S District Court in Fargo with prosecutors presenting

Sep 9 2006 11:45PM

Government witnesses in the trial of Alfonso Rodriguez Junior have so far outnumbered the defense by 55-to-one. But that's likely to change this week. Mental health experts, family members and Rodriguez himself may testify to try to spare his li

Sep 8 2006 7:42PM

A federal judge has set rules for testimony from the family of Alfonso Rodriguez Junior. Rodriguez faces the death penalty after he was found guilty in the kidnapping and death of University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin (shuh-DEEN'). The s

Sep 8 2006 5:12PM

A federal judge has set rules for testimony from the family of convicted sex offender Alfonso Rodriguez Junior. Rodriguez faces the death penalty after he was found guilty of kidnapping resulting in the death of University of North Dakota studen

Sep 8 2006 12:03AM

The next step has been taken on the road to a death sentence for Alfonso Rodriguez Junior. Mike Morken has the details of today's Jury finding in Fargo. (Mike Morken, Reporting) Alfonso Rodriguez Junior looked straight ahead when the eligibility verdic

Sep 7 2006 8:42PM

After about eight hours of deliberations over the past two days, the jury in the trial against Alfonso Rodriguez, Junior says he IS eligible for the death penalty. Rodriguez was convicted last week of kidnapping resulting in the death of Dru Sjodin. Tod

Sep 7 2006 3:21PM

A federal jury says a man convicted in the kidnapping and death of a University of North Dakota college student is eligible for the death penalty. Now the jurors will decide whether Alfonso Rodriguez should be executed for his role in the death

Sep 7 2006 1:51PM

Jurors say Alfonso Rodriguez Junior IS eligible for the death penalty in the killing of Dru Sjodin. They reached their decision this afternoon in federal court in Fargo. They'll now return for another phase of the trial, to dec

Sep 7 2006 1:51PM

Jurors in Fargo decided Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. is eligible for the death penalty in the killing of college student Dru Sjodin. (Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 09-07-06 1340CDT

Sep 7 2006 1:51PM

Jurors in Fargo, North Dakota have decided Alfonso Rodriguez is eligible for the death penalty in the killing of college student Dru Sjodin (droo shoh-DEEN'). (Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 09-07-0

Sep 7 2006 1:33PM

Jurors in the trial of Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., have reached a decision on whether he is eligible for the death penalty. (Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 09-07-06 1321CDT

Sep 7 2006 9:33AM

Jurors are back in the courtroom in Fargo for a second day of deliberations over whether Alfonso Rodriguez Junior qualifies for the death penalty. If jurors decide he is eligible for the death penalty for the killing of Dru Sjodin (shuh-DEEN'),

Sep 7 2006 9:33AM

Jurors are back in the courtroom in Fargo for a second day of deliberations over whether Alfonso Rodriguez Junior qualifies for the death penalty. If jurors decide he is eligible for the death penalty for the killing of Dru Sjodin (shuh-DEEN), t

Sep 7 2006 2:13AM

Jurors in Fargo are trying to decide if Alfonso Rodriguez Junior qualifies for the death penalty. Deliberations resume this morning in the trial of man convicted of killing University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin (shuh-DEEN') of Pequot Lak

Sep 6 2006 8:33PM

Jurors deliberated about four hours today without deciding whether Alfonso Rodriguez Junior is eligible for the death penalty. The same jury convicted the Crookston man last week of kidnapping resulting in the death of Dru Sjodin (shuh-DEEN'), a

Sep 6 2006 8:33PM

Jurors deliberated about four hours today without deciding whether Alfonso Rodriguez Junior is eligible for the death penalty. The same jury convicted the Crookston man last week of kidnapping resulting in the death of Dru Sjodin (shuh-DEEN'), a