Mohan Sinha
23 Feb 2026, 08:06 GMT+10
COLUMBUS, Ohio: On February 19, an Ohio woman was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences with the possibility of parole after 60 years after she pleaded guilty to using fentanyl doses to kill four men she was trying to rob.
Rebecca Auborn, 36, from Columbus, was formally charged in 2023. She was accused of meeting men for sex and then giving them drugs that caused their deaths. At first, she said she was not guilty, but later she admitted her guilt.
A judge in Franklin County sentenced her to four life sentences in a row. She can apply for parole after 15 years for each sentence. Auborn also admitted guilt to one charge of serious assault for trying to overdose another man, Ohio Attorney General David Yost said.
"This sentence reflects the defendant's disregard for life and the callousness not only to kill, but to do it repeatedly," Yost said. "My heart goes out to the families who lost a loved one - I pray that this measure of justice brings them closure and peace."
Yost said a special police group in Central Ohio that works on human trafficking cases received a tip. They were told that a sex worker was giving drugs to men in order to steal their belongings. Police then started an investigation. Officials said the crimes took place in 2022 and 2023.
Get a daily dose of Dallas Sun news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Dallas Sun.
More InformationDALLAS, Texas: The Department of Homeland Security said February 22 that it was suspending the Global Entry program for the duration...
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana: Public classrooms in the state can now display posters of the Ten Commandments after a U.S. appeals court cleared...
MILAN/FRANKFURT/LONDON/PARIS: The U.S. Supreme Court ruling against President Donald Trump's trade tariffs comes with a sting in the...
TORONTO, Canada: OpenAI said it had considered alerting Canadian police last year about a user account later linked to one of the deadliest...
COLUMBUS, Ohio: On February 19, an Ohio woman was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences with the possibility of parole after...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: More than 550 U.S. commercial driving schools that train truck and bus drivers must shut down after federal investigators...
TOKYO, Japan: An anonymous donor gifted gold bars to the Osaka City Waterworks Bureau worth 560 million yen (US$3.6 million) and told...
TOKYO, Japan: Japan's centuries-old kimono is finding renewed relevance in an era focused on sustainability, as designers and artisans...
NEW YORK, New York - Wall Street endured a sharp sell-off on Monday as jubilation over a Supreme Court decision striking down a core...
REDMOND, Washington: Microsoft announced that Phil Spencer is retiring after 38 years at the company, stepping down as head of its...
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. investors are withdrawing money from domestic equities at the fastest pace in at least 16 years, as fading...
DETROIT, Michigan: Workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant have overwhelmingly approved their first contract with the...
