A Denver man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday in connection with the death of his 24-year-old wife, according to a news release from the Denver District Attorney’s Office.

Judge Ericka Englert sentenced Jonathan Nuno-Mijangos for the death of 24-year-old Jasmin Cigarroa.

On Wednesday, a jury convicted Nuno-Mijangos of first-degree murder, assault in the first degree, tampering with a dead body and abuse of a corpse.

Cigarroa’s body was found near a road in rural Adams County in March 2021. Investigators determined she had been strangled, the news release said.

“Jasmin Cigarroa was a hard-working, intelligent and loving woman whose death at such a young age, and at the hands of her husband, was a terrible tragedy,” said Denver District Attorney Beth McCann. “I hope the result of this case provides some measure of comfort to Jasmin’s friends and family. It is also my hope that this case reminds everyone in Denver that there is still much more work to be done to address the scourge of domestic violence.”

Nuno-Mijangos has a history of domestic violence, according to his arrest warrant, and he was charged with second-degree assault in a 2019 case.

On March 9, 2021, Cigarroa — who worked from home — signed onto her work computer in the morning and never logged off, according to court documents. A neighbor reported hearing a loud bang coming from the apartment that morning.

The next day, Nuno-Mijangos reported his wife missing. He told an investigator that he was late for work the previous day because he had car trouble, court documents said.

Investigators found Cigarroa’s body on March 12, 2021.

Investigators used cellphone records to trace and map Nuno-Mijangos’ movements, including being in the area where the body was found in a gulley near East 26th Avenue and Powhaton Road about 6 feet off the roadway. Nuno-Mijangos told investigators he had not left his residence the day of his wife’s disapperance after returning home from work. When confronted with the phone records, he recalled driving to the area at about midnight and returning home, court documents said.

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Originally Published: August 30, 2024 at 5:15 p.m.