Dru Sjodin, 22, a student from the University of North Dakota, was kidnapped on Sat., Nov. 22, 2003. Dru Sjodin was only found around April, 2004, in a ravine near Crookston, Minn. Sjodin was assaulted, raped and stabbed to death. Alfonso Rodriguez Jr, a convicted rapist from Crookston, was tried and convicted for the rape and murder of Dru Sjodin. Rodriguez has been sentenced to death. Alfonso Rodriguez is now in death row in a prison in Indiana.

Alfonso Rodriguez was a repeat sex offender. Since Sjodin’s death, there have been efforts to have more laws to safeguard against repeat sex offenders from striking.

Today, Sat., Nov. 22, is the 5th anniversary of the death of Dru Sjodin. Sjodin’s death sparked off as many as 12 new laws against sex offenders to regulate, guide and maintain a closer watch on sex offenders after their re-integration into the community. There is even one law called “Dru’s Law.” The details are at the link – Dru Sjodin.

Dru Sjodin,
RIP.

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