BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (WKRC) – A man will not face any prison time after pleading guilty to killing a woman who was dragged out of her shallow grave over 20 years ago and found by hikers.<\/p>\n
According to a release <\/a>from the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office, two hikers discovered a decomposing, nude body on June 4, 2006.<\/p>\n “The body appeared to have been dragged from a nearby shallow grave, presumably by a large predator,” the release read. “Deputies located a pair of yellow ski pants, a sleeping bag, and a pillow in a pillowcase, all neatly folded up near the gravesite.”<\/p>\n The victim was identified in November 2006 as Angela Wilds, and three years later police connected John Angerer to the crime and the victim. Angerer was charged with second degree murder in 2010, however the case was dismissed when a judge determined that the charge was not supported by probable cause.<\/p>\n Angerer was arrested once more in March 2023 when investigators said they discovered new evidence tying him to the case. <\/p>\n “That investigation has included identifying new witnesses, re-interviewing individuals previously known to law enforcement, consulting with forensic pathologists, and submitting further items to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation for testing and DNA analysis,” the release read.<\/p>\n Two trials followed, one in December 2023 and another in June 2024, but both ended in mistrials. <\/p>\n On July 28, 2026, Angerer entered a guilty plea for criminally negligent homicide and was sentenced to three years in prison following two years of parole. However, Angerer also earned 1,375 days of credit for time served, meaning that he will not spend any time in prison following his sentencing, as reported by the Longmont Times-Call<\/a>.<\/p>\n