SPOKANE, Wash. – A decades-old murder case has resurfaced in Washington State Court of Appeals. Richard Aguirre is appealing his 25-year sentence for the murder of Ruby Doss.
The 1986 case went cold until DNA evidence from a condom connected Aguirre to the crime. He was convicted in December 2023 and sentenced in March 2024.
Aguirre’s defense argues mishandled evidence prevented a fair trial. The defense claims the condom with Aguirre’s DNA did not contain Doss’s DNA…