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Steven Rios was convicted of first-degree homicide in 2005 for the brutal murder of Jesse Valencia, a 23 year old University of Missouri student who was found dead on June 5, 2004. Rios was the primary suspect in the murder, having had an alleged affair with Valencia, according to the Columbia Missourian.
Valencia was found dead with his throat slit on a lawn just a few short blocks from his East Campus apartment. Rios is currently serving two consecutive life sentences from the case: 30 years for murder and 23 more for armed criminal action, the Columbia Missourian reports. Rios was a police officer for the Columbia Police Department at the time of Valencia’s death.
Rios is the subject of NBC’s April 24 segment of “Dateline,” titled “Before Daylight.” The episode airs at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on NBC. The description of the episode reads, “Police look at one of their own after a student’s murder.”Here’s what we know about Rios’ conviction and prison sentence ahead of the Dateline episode: