6 Facts About Jessica Ridgeway's Alleged Murderer Austin Reed Sigg

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Sigg has been described as a "brilliant student" with good grades. When he reached the 11th grade, he quit school and took his GED, although school officials are uncertain as to why. He has been studying at community college ever since. Seems as though he had a shining future ahead of him, academically speaking.

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No death penalty, guys

As it stands, the law reportedly prevents the district attorney from pursuing a death sentence. So that will be off the table for those calling for Sigg's life.

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The arrest was low drama

After his mother phoned the authorities and Sigg turned himself in, the teenager waived his rights and was described as cooperative in a police report. Maybe he's angling for some mercy?

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He likes dead things -- and science

The most unsettling detail for me is that Sigg was reportedly interested in forensic science and mortuary science. Not an insta-red flag to indicate child kidnappers, but a disturbing bit of information indeed given that human remains have been discovered at Sigg's home.

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He's a minor, but may not be in court

Prosecutors are at present aiming to try the teenager as an adult in court, which means no prissy sentencing in Sigg's future.

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His father has quite the rap sheet

Sigg's 48-year-old daddy, Robert Sigg, has criminal charges dating all the way back to 1983. While his mother has no criminal record to speak of, Papa Sigg has been charged with a DUI, a federal conviction for bank fraud, selling and distributing drugs, assault and battery, "habitual" traffic offenses, domestic violence, and his female partner has filed multiple restraining orders against him.

The bad apple doesn't fall far from a woman beating tree, I guess.

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lilly

“The apple doesn’t fall far from the woman beating tree?”

My grandfather was an abusive alcoholic. My dad is the gentlest man you will ever meet. What a horrible, generalizing statement.
Diana

This article is extremely irresponsible. This matter is extremely sensitive and delicate and you are treating it casually, making puns and assumptions. Your comments are offensive to those included in your assumptions and you show no compassion for his family. He may be a horrible person (we don’t know yet as he hasn’t been convicted) but there are at least two families out there suffering over this and this “cheeky” attitude is not helping.
Caitlin

“The bad apple doesn’t fall far from a woman beating tree” – wow, what an ignorant, harmful and blanketing statement about abuse victims.

I realize you did put the qualifier ‘bad’ into your statement, but you obviously don’t understand that victims often shame themselves into believing they’re “bad” and that they deserve to be mistreated. To suggest that children from abusive households are destined to harm others, perpetuates the idea that you can’t break the cycle of abuse.

Shame on you Koa Beck.
Byron

I find that for every boy growing up with an abusing father who thinks “Woah, my dad’s so cool for beating my mom, when I grow up I’ll do just the same to my wife!” there’s 10 that think “I’ll never be like him!”. I was one of them. I’d cut my arm off before hitting my girl. This article is funny in it’s own way and I don’t mind humor, so I won’t berate ya for it.

Just…wanted to offer my perspective on the matter as a son of a relatively abused mom.
Lisa

What a horribly written article! Both in terms of the assumptions made and the grammar used.
Jennifer

“Super Noteworthy?” An interest in mortuary science? A dad with a rap sheet? This is noteworthy? I enjoy the articles on Mommyish but this one is just inflammatory and without substance. Not to mention the offensive statement regarding the “woman-beating tree.”