"When David Misch goes on trial for allegedly killing 9-year-old Michaela Garecht in 1988, he'll be facing a potential sentence of life without parole once again. Alameda County prosecutors have re-filed their murder case against Misch with a special circumstance alleging he murdered Michaela during the commission of a kidnapping. The move undoes a previous decision made under ex-District Attorney Pamela Price, who largely opposed sentencing enhancements that carried life without parole."
"For 64-year-old Misch, the effects of this decision are largely symbolic. He has been convicted of three murders, all in the 1980s, all seemingly involving a sexual motive. His record is full of sex crimes, violence, and a lack of remorse, most recently demonstrated last January when he sang 99 Bottles of Beer at the hearing where a judge sentenced him to 50 years to life for murdering best friends Michelle Xavier, 18, and Jennifer Duey, 20, in 1986."
Alameda County prosecutors re-filed a murder case against David Misch, adding a special circumstance that he murdered 9-year-old Michaela Garecht during a kidnapping, which exposes him again to life without parole. The refiling reverses a 2023 decision by former District Attorney Pamela Price, who opposed sentencing enhancements carrying life without parole. Misch, 64, has prior convictions for three 1980s murders and a history of sexual crimes and violence, including a recent 50-years-to-life sentence for 1986 murders. The 2023 dismissal sparked outcry from victims’ families and prosecutors, leading to Price's 2024 recall and replacement by Ursula Dickson Jones, who reinstated the enhancement. Misch’s lawyer called the move vindictive and arbitrary.
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