Cheyenne Knox (convicted murderer)
In July 1988, Cheyenne Knox shot and killed his former girlfriend Yvette Stagno in the back of the head with a .28 gauge double barrel shot gun, in Tuolumne County, California. He then hid her body in the trunk of her car, then drove to the Delta Mendota Canal in Alameda County where he dumped her body.
Her car was then driven back to Sonora where it was abandoned at the former Sonora Community Hospital parking lot.
He initially fabricated a story about his dog instructing him to commit the murder but later confessed it was a lie.
He later pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.
Over the years, Mr. Knox has been denied parole multiple times, with the district attorney citing his criminal mindset and potential risk to society.
But now he is on parole
News Paper Articles
Parole board denies release of Tuolumne County murderer- Union Democrat 2022
Sonora, California – Tuolumne County District Attorney Laura Krieg announced today that on February 14, 2017, 46 year old Cheyenne Knox was denied release at a parole hearing at California Medical Facility, a state prison in Vacaville, California. This was Knox’s fourth denial of parole.
On July 17, 1988, Knox shot Yvette Stagno in the back of the head with a .28 caliber double barrel shot-gun on Green Springs Road. He was 17 years old at the time and she was 19. They had argued after she had told him that she did not want to get back together with him in a romantic relationship. He shoved her to the ground and as she was trying to get up shot her twice at close range.
Local Man Who Killed Former Girlfriend In 1988 Denied Parole- My Mother Load 2022
Sonora, CA — A man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend in Tuolumne County in 1988 will remain behind bars.
Tuolumne County District Attorney Cassandra Jenecke recently argued against the state potentially paroling 52-year-old Cheyenne Knox. When he was 17 years old he killed 19-year-old Yvette Stagno because she did not want to get back into a romantic relationship with him. He used a .28 caliber shotgun to shoot her twice at short range on Green Springs Road.
Sonora man again denied parole for 1988 killing of ex-girlfriend- Union Democrat 2021
Parole Denied In Teen Murder Case- My Mother Load 2021
Parole board denies release of Tuolumne County murderer
DA’s Office Notices
He has already gotten in trouble for reckless driving
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