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10 Years After a 22-Year-Old Was Killed in a Murder-for-Hire Plot, the Last of 5 Defendants Is Sentenced
SOUTH DAKOTA, JUL 7 – Richard Hirth received South Dakota's maximum sentence for abetting first-degree manslaughter in a murder-for-hire plot that resulted in Jessica Rehfeld's death.
- Richard Hirth was sentenced to life imprisonment on July 7, 2025, for his role in a 2015 South Dakota murder-for-hire plot that killed 22-year-old Jessica Rehfeld.
- The plot originated after Rehfeld filed a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, Jonathon Klinetobe, who then agreed to pay $80,000 to have her killed.
- Hirth fatally stabbed Rehfeld during a 20-minute struggle while accomplices transported and reburied her body near Rockerville; several conspirators were previously sentenced.
- U.S. Attorney Sayler Fleming noted Hirth faced a statutory penalty up to life, while family and officials condemned the killing as cold-blooded and calculated.
- Hirth’s sentencing concludes a decade-long investigation, demonstrating federal commitment to prosecuting violent crimes and ensuring justice for victims like Rehfeld.
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RAPID CITY — The quest for justice in the heinous murder of a South Dakota woman a decade ago has come to a close. Richard Hirth, 44, was sentenced to life Monday, July 7, for his involvement in a 2015 murder-for-hire plot, which resulted in the death of 22-year-old Jessica Rehfeld. ADVERTISEMENT Hirth, who fatally stabbed Rehfeld multiple times before burying her in a shallow grave, pleaded guilty Monday to abetting first-degree manslaughter. A…
10 years after a 22-year-old was killed in a murder-for-hire plot, the last of 5 defendants is sentenced
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