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Prime Suspect In 1994 Cold Case Murder Of Jenny Lin Dies In Oregon Prison

Sebastian Shaw entered prison in 2000, after his conviction in Multnomah County with no release date.

The Oregon Department of Corrections confirmed that Shaw died in Oregon State Penitentiary custody on Saturday.
The Oregon Department of Corrections confirmed that Shaw died in Oregon State Penitentiary custody on Saturday. (Shutterstock)

CASTRO VALLEY (CBS SF/AP) — The prime suspect in the 1994 cold case murder of Jenny Lin, a talented 14-year-old musician and student, who stabbed to death at her family’s home in Castro Valley has died in an Oregon prison.

The Oregon Department of Corrections has confirmed that Sebastian Shaw died in Oregon State Penitentiary custody on Saturday.

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Shaw entered prison Feb. 22, 2000, after his conviction in Multnomah County with no release date. Shaw was given three life sentences for the aggravated murder of Jay Rickbeil in July 1991 and the killing Donna Ferguson and Todd Rudiger in 1992. He was also convicted of the rape of a Southeast Portland woman in 1995.

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