Overview
- Caesar Wilson, 54, received a 224-year prison term in El Paso County after a February jury verdict for second-degree murder and aggravated robbery.
- Jurors also found him to be a habitual offender, which allowed the court to impose an unusually long sentence.
- Wilson defied the process by refusing transport to prior hearings, and a recorded jail call captured him telling his mother he would bring Haleh Abghari back to life and kill her again.
- Prosecutors say the 2024 killing began as a burglary through an open garage, turned into a struggle, and ended with multiple stab wounds and the theft of her car.
- Abghari, a UCCS voice professor and acclaimed vocalist, is mourned by family and students who describe a deep, ongoing loss.