Jury finds Dane Kallungi guilty of murdering his wife, Jepsy Amaga
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- A Colorado Springs jury has found Dane Kallungi guilty of murdering his ex-wife, Jepsy Amaga, who disappeared in 2019.
Kallungi was found guilty Tuesday of first-degree murder and tampering with a deceased human body. For the crime of first-degree murder, Kallungi was sentenced to life in prison without parole. The second crime carries a sentence of 10 years to be served concurrently with the life sentence.
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Amaga's body has never been found and Kallungi was arrested in the summer of 2021 for her murder.
The trial started two weeks ago on Feb. 7.
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According to Dane Kallungi's arrest records, he allegedly confessed to his ex-wife that he strangled Jepsy and buried her near Florrisant. After going to the police, his ex-wife and investigators worked together to record Dane's confession.
Kallungi's defense team claimed he was pressured into falsely confessing that he murdered his wife.
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