Murder of Jesse Valencia
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The murder of Jesse Valencia occurred on June 5, 2004, in Columbia, Missouri. The murder was featured on the April 24, 2020, episode of Dateline NBC.
Infobox
Location
Columbia, Missouri
Date
June 5, 2004; 21 years ago (2004-06-05)
Weapons
Knife
Deaths
1
Victim
Jesse Valencia
Perpetrator
Steven Arthur Rios
Tables
· Media
December 14, 2005
December 14, 2005
Date
December 14, 2005
Series
Forensic Files
Episode
"Cop Out"
September 8, 2013
September 8, 2013
Date
September 8, 2013
Series
Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall
Episode
"A Secret Affair"
January 15, 2016
January 15, 2016
Date
January 15, 2016
Series
Forbidden: Dying for Love
Episode
"An Affair to Forget"
January 22, 2017
January 22, 2017
Date
January 22, 2017
Series
Killer Cops
Episode
"Steven Rios"
September 14, 2018
September 14, 2018
Date
September 14, 2018
Series
In Plain Sight
Episode
"Killer Hookup"
December 12, 2019
December 12, 2019
Date
December 12, 2019
Series
An Unexpected Killer
Episode
"Dying to See You"
April 24, 2020
April 24, 2020
Date
April 24, 2020
Series
Dateline NBC
Episode
"Before Daylight"
August 30, 2021
August 30, 2021
Date
August 30, 2021
Series
A Time to Kill
Episode
"Admit the Affair, Deny the Murder"
January 12, 2023
January 12, 2023
Date
January 12, 2023
Series
How I Caught My Killer
Episode
"Everybody was always looking at him"
| Date | Series | Episode |
| December 14, 2005 | Forensic Files | "Cop Out" |
| September 8, 2013 | Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall | "A Secret Affair" |
| January 15, 2016 | Forbidden: Dying for Love | "An Affair to Forget" |
| January 22, 2017 | Killer Cops | "Steven Rios" |
| September 14, 2018 | In Plain Sight | "Killer Hookup" |
| December 12, 2019 | An Unexpected Killer | "Dying to See You" |
| April 24, 2020 | Dateline NBC | "Before Daylight" |
| August 30, 2021 | A Time to Kill | "Admit the Affair, Deny the Murder" |
| January 12, 2023 | How I Caught My Killer | "Everybody was always looking at him" |
References
- Columbia Missourianhttps://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/nbcs-dateline-to-air-episode-friday-on-2004-valencia-murder/article_a37caf26-8593-11ea-bc77-fb8a935114b0.html
- www.themaneater.comhttps://www.themaneater.com/stories/outlook/rios-sentenced-life-2004-slaying
- www.cnn.comhttps://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/23/rios/
- "The Murder of Jesse Valencia"https://www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2020/7/22/jesse-valencia
- "The 2004 Slaying of College Student Jesse Valencia Will Be Featured on 'Dateline'"https://www.distractify.com/p/what-happened-to-jesse-valencia
- "Missouri Police Officer Murders College Student After He Threatens To Expose Their Affair"https://www.oxygen.com/an-unexpected-killer/crime-news/patrolman-steven-rios-kills-lover-jesse-valencia-affair
- "Revisiting the Steven Rios murder case"https://www.komu.com/news/revisiting-the-steven-rios-murder-case/article_827118fd-3be7-5ac2-acb3-41481caa9419.html
- "Jesse Valencia Murder: Where is Steven Rios Now?"https://thecinemaholic.com/jesse-valencia-murder-where-is-steven-rios-now/