Ex-fugitive gets life in prison for killing look-alike A Minnesota woman has pleaded guilty to killing a Florida woman who prosecutors said was targeted because the two looked alikeST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A Minnesota woman who led authorities on a cross-country manhunt pleaded guilty Tuesday in a Florida courtroom to fatally shooting a woman who prosecutors said was targeted because the two looked alike. Riess’ saga began in March 2018, when her husband, 54-year-old David Riess, was found dead at the couple’s Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, home. After killing Hutchinson, Riess made her way to Texas while using Hutchinson’s credit cards and vehicle, police said. On April 19, 2018, Riess was drinking cocktails at a South Padre Island, Texas, waterfront restaurant when she was arrested by two federal deputy marshals. On Tuesday, Riess pleaded guilty to first-degree murder with a firearm, grand theft of a motor vehicle, grand theft, and criminal use of personal identification information of a deceased individual.

Source: ABC News December 17, 2019 18:00 UTC