Editing Austin Sigg (section)

==Aftermath==
Due to his age Siggs was ineligible for the death penalty.<ref name=nydn/> He admitted 15 crimes covering his attacks on Ridgeway and the female jogger.<ref name=huff/> These included first-degree murder, sexual exploitation of a child and robbery of Ridgeway and attempted kidnapping of the jogger.<ref name=reut/> The crime of murder carried a mandatory life sentence with parole after 40 years.<ref name=nydn/> He had initially taken the media by surprise with a not guilty plea.<ref name=huff0/> His representatives were unsuccessful in an application, and subsequent appeal, seeking to try him as a minor rather than an adult.<ref name=kdvr>[http://kdvr.com/2012/12/12/austin-sigg-faces-new-charges-in-jessica-ridgeway-murder-case/ Austin Sigg faces new charges in Jessica Ridgeway murder case] - KDVR</ref> In defiance of his legal advice, Sigg changed his pleas to guilty in October 2013.<ref name=reut>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-dismember-colorado/colorado-teen-who-dismembered-girl-to-spend-life-in-prison-idUSBRE9AI18H20131119 Colorado teen who dismembered girl to spend life in prison] - Reuters</ref> This was accepted by a judge with sentencing set for the following month.<ref>[http://fox4kc.com/2013/10/01/austin-siggs-guilty-plea-accepted-by-judge-in-ridgeway-murder-case/ Austin Sigg’s guilty plea accepted by judge in Ridgeway murder case] - Fox4KC</ref>

At sentencing Anna Salter said Siggs, who she had not actually examined, was a sadistic necrophiliac with psychopathic traits but was not psychopathic.<ref name=huff/> The defense cited US Supreme Court decisions in asking District Judge Stephen Munsinger to limit his sentence to 40 years overall, but this was rejected and Sigg received an additional 86 years on top of his life sentence meaning he will die in prison.<ref name=huff/><ref name=nydn/>

In 2014 Sigg was transferred to a secret location out of Colorado, with officials citing the privacy of himself, his family and his victim's family as well as their safety as reasons for the move.<ref>[http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/06/21/austin-sigg-moved-to-out-of-state-prison/ 
Austin Sigg Moved To Out-Of-State Prison] - CBS</ref>