John Hovey

Age at time of killing: 16

Year of killing: 1984

Crime: Shot his parents, Raymond and Nancy Hovey, six times as they slept in Albuquerque. Nancy Hovey warned that her son, a crafter of gory props, had planned for months to kill them.

Type of sentence: Adult

Outcome: Sentenced to two consecutive life terms, plus 16 years.

Where he is now: Transferred to Washington prison. Serving additional life sentence plus 16 years for 2000 conviction of stabbing a paraplegic inmate 230 times because he believed the inmate was snitching on him. Projected release date is 2056.

Current age: 38

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Jason Kirkman

Age at time of killing: 15

Year of killing: 1986

Crime: Shot his father, Ken Kirkman, in Albuquerque with high-powered arrows, mutilated his father's face, then drew satanic symbols near the body; apparently upset that his father wanted to send him to a youth home.

Type of sentence: Adult

Outcome: Pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Sentenced to 12 years.

Where he is now: Released from prison in 1992; released from probation in 1996. He is believed to be living in Albuquerque and has remained free of serious criminal charges.

Current age: 36

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Travis Fox

Age at time of killing: 13

Date of killing: 1988

Crime: Shot his father, Carl Fox, as he slept in Albuquerque. The quiet, intelligent boy had lived in an abusive home, testimony revealed, and had reached a breaking point after an incident in which his father threw baseballs at him.

Type of sentence: Juvenile

Outcome: Pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter. Two-year suspended sentence in exchange for psychiatric treatment.

Where he is now: Unknown. No further serious criminal history noted.

Current age: 31 2/12/75

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Mitchell Overhand

Age at time of killing: 16

Year of killing: 1988

Crime: Shot parents, Karen and Peter Overhand, bashing his mother in the head with a hammer when she didn't die fast enough. He buried them in his Paradise Hills backyard and threw a party.

Type of sentence: Adult

Outcome: Pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder. Sentenced to 40 years.

Where he is now: Penitentiary of New Mexico. Projected release date is December 2008.

Current age: 35

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Christopher Plouse

Age at time of killing: 15

Date of killing: 1988

Crime: Co-defendant with Mitchell Overhand, who shot his parents and buried them in backyard of their Paradise Hills home.

Type of sentence: Adult

Outcome: Convicted of two counts of second-degree murder at a trial delayed for four years. Sentenced to 25 years.

Where he is now: Western New Mexico Correctional Facility. Projected release date is March 2007.

Current age: 34

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Mario Baca

Age at time of killing: 16

Date of killing: 1989

Crime: Killed Bernard Baker because he wanted his $87 radio.

Type of sentence: Juvenile

Outcome: Committed to juvenile facility for two years.

Where he is now: Charged along with Sebastian Eccleston with the 1994 murder of Manzano High School football standout Ricky Comingo. Convicted of depraved-mind murder and sentenced in 1995 to life plus nine years. Later resentenced to 21 years for second-degree murder. Believed to be out on parole.

Current age: 34

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Adam McAllister

Age at time of killing: 14

Year of killing: 1993

Crime: Shot Ester Reed twice in the head, covering her face with a pillow case. The elderly woman had walked in on him and Jesus Garcia, 17, burglarizing her Albuquerque home.

Type of sentence: Juvenile

Outcome: Committed to juvenile facility for four years.

Where he is now: Unknown. No further serious criminal history noted.

Current age: 27

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Jesus Garcia

Age at time of killing: 17

Year of killing: 1993

Crime: Shot Ester Reed twice in the head, covering her face with a pillow case. The elderly woman had walked in on him and Adam McAllister, 14, burglarizing her Albuquerque home.

Type of sentence: Adult

Outcome: Pleaded no contest to murder charge. Sentenced to life. State Supreme Court allowed him to withdraw plea and face trial, where he was convicted. Sentenced to life plus 26 years.

Where he is now: Committed suicide Jan. 6, 2006, in prison.

Current age: Garcia would have turned 31 this year.

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Michael Brown

Age at time of killing: 17

Year of killing: 1994

Crime: Orchestrated stabbing deaths of his 80-year-old grandparents, Edward and Marie Brown, in Rio Rancho. Friends Jeremy Rose, 17, and Bernadette Setser, 16, used kitchen knives Brown gave them. The teens were upset with the Browns for tossing them from their home for drinking beer.

Type of sentence: Adult

Outcome: Convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and other charges. Sentenced to life plus 42 years.

Where he is now: Western New Mexico Correctional Facility. Projected release date is 2045.

Current age: 29

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Bernadette Setser

Age at time of killing: 17

Year of killing: 1994

Crime: Stabbed grandparents of boyfriend Michael Brown, 16, along with Jeremy Rose, 17, after the three became angry that the grandparents had kicked them out for drinking beer in their Rio Rancho home.

Type of sentence: Adult

Outcome: Convicted of first-degree murder and other charges, after a jury rejected insanity defense. Sentenced to life plus 42 years.

Where she is now: New Mexico Women's Correctional Facility. Projected release date is October 2031. Appeal is pending.

Current age: 29

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Jeremy Rose

Age at time of killing: 17

Year of killing: 1994

Crime: Stabbed grandparents of friend Michael Brown, 16, with Bernadette Setser, 16, when the three were mad over being kicked out for drinking beer.

Type of sentence: Adult

Outcome: Pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in exchange for testimony against co-defendants. Sentenced to life.

Where he is now: Transferred to an Arizona prison. Projected release date is April 2025.

Current age: 30

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Jaime Star Sedillo

Age at time of killing: 14

Year of killing: 1995

Crime: Killed Kenneth "Dirk" Henson during a holdup at Duffy's Bar and Grill in Albuquerque.

Type of sentence: Juvenile

Outcome: Pleaded no contest to first-degree murder. Committed to juvenile facility for two years.

Where she is now: Released from probation in 2001. Believed to be living in Arizona or Las Vegas, Nev. No further serious criminal history noted.

Current age: 25

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Bradley Soza

Age at time of killing: 14

Year of killing: 1996

Crime: Shot Mario Hernandez, 13, at close range as Mario was walking with a friend to a sleepover in Westgate Heights.

Type of sentence: Juvenile

Outcome: Committed to juvenile facility until age 21.

Where he is now: Continued a life of crime and violence, most recently with convictions on armed robbery, conspiracy, evidence tampering and aggravated fleeing of law enforcement officer. Now at Guadalupe County Correctional Facility. Projected release date is March 2009.

Current age: 25

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Colin Gonzales

Age at time of killing: 14

Date of killing: 1997

Crime: Shot Arcenio Lucero, 67, during a robbery in Trujillo.

Type of sentence: Adult

Outcome: Pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Sentenced to 22 years.

Where the is now: Central New Mexico Correctional Facility. Projected release date is March 2010.

Current age: 23

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Chris Trujillo

Age at time of killing: 17

Date of killing: 1997

Crime: Killed rival gang member Javier Mendez, 19, during shootout in Albuquerque.

Type of sentence: Adult

Outcome: Convicted of depraved-mind murder. Sentenced to life.

Where he is now: Penitentiary of New Mexico

Current age: 25

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Ruby Guerra

Age at time of killing: 14

Date of killing: 1998

Crime: Stabbed Regina McCollum, 13, in Clovis, one of six charged in the violent attack.

Type of sentence: Adult

Outcome: Pleaded guilty in 1999 to second-degree murder. Sentenced to 20 years, but appellate court reversed. Re-sentenced to 15 years.

Where she is now: Paroled April 2006 after 7 years in prison.

Current age: 23

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Francesca Lopez

Age at time of killing: 13

Date of killing: 1998

Crime: Helped beat and stab Regina McCollum, 13, in Clovis, one of six charged in the attack. Accused of being the instigator but was too young to be tried as adult.

Type of sentence: Juvenile

Outcome: Pleaded guilty to conspiracy, accessory and harboring a felon. Committed to juvenile facility for two years.

Where she is now: Unknown. No further serious criminal history noted.

Current age: 21

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Victor Cordova Jr.

Age at time of killing: 12, believed to be youngest charged with murder in New Mexico.

Year of killing: 1999

Crime: Shot classmate Araceli Tena, 13, in the head at Deming Middle School.

Type of sentence: Juvenile

Outcome: Pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was committed to juvenile facility for two years before an additional year was added. Released to Colorado relatives in 2003.

Where he is now: Serving five years in federal prison in Arizona after pleading guilty to 2004 drug-smuggling charges. Projected release date is 2010.

Current age: 19

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Arnell Van Duyne

Age at time of killing: 16

Year of killing: 2001

Crime: Bludgeoned adopted mother, Norma Young, with baseball bat in their Clovis home.

Type of sentence: Adult

Outcome: Pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. Sentenced to life plus 21 years.

Where he is now: Guadalupe County Correctional Facility. Projected release date is November 2039.

Current age: 21

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Mister Saunders

Age at time of killing: 13

Year of killing: 2002

Crime: Repeatedly stabbed Melissa Albert, an Albuquerque neighbor he and friend Benny Mora Jr., 15, were helping move.

Type of sentence: Juvenile

Outcome: Pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. Committed to juvenile facility until age 21.

Where he is now: Given additional concurrent sentences for attacks on corrections officers in 2005 and 2006. Housed in "special management" cottage at Youth Diagnostic Development Center.

Current age: 18

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Benny Mora Jr.

Age at time of killing: 15

Year of killing: 2002

Crime: Helped Mister Saunders, 13, repeatedly stab Melissa Albert, an Albuquerque neighbor they were helping move.

Type of sentence: Adult

Outcome: Pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Sentenced to life plus 15 years.

Where he is now: Guadalupe County Correctional Facility. Projected release date is 2041.

Current age: 20

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Edgar Rios

Age at time of killing: 16

Year of killing: 2003

Crime: Repeatedly stabbed Jerry Lopez, 47, believed to be a Placitas drug dealer who preyed on young boys for sex.

Type of sentence: Juvenile

Outcome: Convicted of second-degree murder. Committed to juvenile facility until age 21.

Where he is now: Youth Diagnostic Development Center

Current age: 19

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Indie Cervantes

Age at time of killing: 13

Date of killing: 2004

Crime: Stabbed Fabian Munoz, 15, at a Fourth of July gathering in Carlsbad, apparently over her belief that he had sexually assaulted her young relative.

Type of sentence: Juvenile

Outcome: Convicted of first-degree murder. Committed to juvenile facility until age 21.

Where she is now: Youth Diagnostic Development Center

Current age: 16

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Ryan Stewart

Age at time of killing: 16

Year of killing: 2005

Crime: Struck and killed Glenn Lewis, 62, a man known for his obsessive vigilance over his Northeast Heights home and his disdain for teen cruisers who had dubbed him "Crazy Larry." Stewart drove off after hitting Lewis, returned to see Lewis' body in the road, then drove off again.

Type of sentence: Juvenile

Outcome: Pleaded no contest to aggravated battery, with second-degree murder charge dropped. Committed to juvenile facility until age 21.

Where he is now: Youth Diagnostic Development Center

Current age: 18

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Cody Posey

Age at time of killing: 14

Year of killing: 2004

Crime: Shot and killed his father, Delbert Paul Posey; stepmother, Tryone Posey, and stepsister, Marilea Schmid, 13, then buried their bodies in a manure pile on the ranch of newsman Sam Donaldson near Hondo.

Type of sentence: Juvenile

Outcome: Convicted of first-degree murder, second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter in nationally televised trial. Committed to juvenile facility until age 21.

Where he is now: Sequoyah Treatment Center in Albuquerque

Current age: 17