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Man convicted of murdering UCCS professor in 2024 facing harsher sentence due to previous crimes

Man convicted of murdering UCCS professor in 2024 facing harsher sentence due to previous crimes
Haleh Abghari
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — The man convicted of murdering a University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) professor in 2024 learned Friday he will be facing a harsher sentence due to previous crimes.

According to our news partners at The Gazette, Thursday, an El Paso County jury found 54-year-old Ceasar Wilson guilty of stabbing Haleh Abghari after sneaking into her Colorado Springs home the night of August 7, 2024.

His charges include the following:

  • second-degree murder
  • murder
  • aggravated robbery

Since Wilson was previously convicted of more than a dozen felonies, he'll be facing a harsher sentence as a habitual offender. Wilson's sentencing is set for April.

The Gazette's Nick Smith contributed to this web story.

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