Former Santa Barbara pedophile gets life in prison for two murders
April 28, 2021
By JOSH FRIEDMAN
A Los Angeles County judge on Tuesday sentenced a convicted sex offender with Central Coast ties to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murders of two 6-year-old boys in the 80s.
As a teen, Kenneth Kasten Rasmuson lived in Santa Barbara County, where in 1981, he was convicted of sodomy of a child under 14.
Deemed a sexually violent predator, Rasmuson, 59, spent much of his adult life behind bars, yet he has still managed to kidnap and sexually abuse numerous children. Rasmuson lured or snatched boys off streets in their neighborhoods and even from their front yards.
Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to Life in Prison for 1980s Murders of Two 6-Year-Old Boys Kenneth Kasten Rasmuson, now 59, was arrested in Idaho in 2015 after a DNA hit connected him to one of the slayings
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A convicted sex offender was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murders of two 6-year-old Southern California boys in the 1980s.
The sentence for Kenneth Kasten Rasmuson, now 59, was handed down following a series of emotional statements from the families of Jeffrey Vargo and Miguel Antero. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to Life in Prison for 1980s Murders of Two 6-Year-Old Boys Kenneth Kasten Rasmuson, now 59, was arrested in Idaho in 2015 after a DNA hit connected him to one of the slayings
Published 5 hours ago
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A convicted sex offender was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murders of two 6-year-old Southern California boys in the 1980s.
The sentence for Kenneth Kasten Rasmuson, now 59, was handed down following a series of emotional statements from the families of Jeffrey Vargo and Miguel Antero. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
A convicted sex offender was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murders of two 6-year-old Southern California boys in.