KSL’s ‘The Letter’ is a podcast that looks deep into the terrifying case of Zachary f. “Zach” Snarr and his friend-turned-date Yvette Rodier on August 28, 1996. The audio is as riveting as it is staggering since it investigates the case in great detail. This is the case due to the fact that it investigates every facet of the manner in which the former lost his life while the latter lived after an act of violence that was utterly arbitrary, cold-blooded, and had no rhyme or reason at all. If you are interested in learning more about the convicted criminal Jorge Benvenuto — with a particular emphasis on his offense as well as his present situation — then you have come to the right place since we have compiled all of the pertinent facts for you.
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who exactly is this Jorge Benvenuto?
Even though Jorge Martin Benvenuto, who was born in Uruguay on July 31, 1977, is said to be very proud of his country, he moved to the United States with his family when he was a little boy in order to pursue a very different kind of life. Before making his way to Utah, where he eventually settled in an apartment complex close to Brigham Young University, the (ultimately) self-taught car mechanic had been a resident of New York for a period of time during his early life. According to all accounts, the then-19-year-old guy was cautious; nonetheless, his behavior had supposedly changed in a significant manner after the theft of his quarters and the loss of his employment around the beginning to the middle of August in 1996.
As a consequence of this, Jorge’s mental health had deteriorated to the point where, on the evening of August 28, he was driving around deliberating whether or not to end his own life by shooting himself with the gun he had just purchased. According to his own confession days after the occurrence, he chose to shoot Zach and Yvette, both of whom were 18 years old at the time, after stumbling into them on a date. According to him, the shooting was nothing more than a “thrill kill.” Since he had reloaded his pistol to fire at them again for good measure before looting their lifeless bodies and escaping in Zach’s car, the fact that the girl was still alive came as quite a surprise to him. In fact, he was shocked to learn that she was still alive.
Where can I find Jorge Benvenuto at this time?
As soon as Jorge was arrested, he was legally charged with one case of aggravated murder, one count of attempted aggravated murder, and two charges of felony aggravated robbery. The first count of aggravated murder is a capital sentence. However, because there were worries about his mental health, the legal proceedings took a bit longer than expected to move forward; in fact, at first, he was even held in a separate area of the Salt Lake County Jail under suicide watch. After being continuously medicated for a few months, he was transferred into the regular jail population; yet, his defense still demanded an examination of his competency to stand trial (it was later withdrawn).
On October 15, 1997, there were a few preliminary hearings, but Jorge ultimately opted to enter into a plea agreement after a few conversations. This occurred after Jorge had been in court for a while. In exchange for the dropping of the robbery charges and the death penalty, he entered a guilty plea to aggravated murder (the homicide of Zach) and attempted aggravated murder (the assault on Yvette), saying that he was responsible for both crimes.
As a result, Jorge Benvenuto was found guilty and given a sentence of life in prison without the chance of release; this judgment has been sustained by every court level in response to his attempts to withdraw the guilty plea. It would appear that he has tried everything possible within the law. As a consequence of this, the man, now 45 years old, is currently serving his sentence at the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison.
