January 5, 1998
Ronald Jorgenson (Appellant) vs State of Florida (Appellee)
Case Number(s):
86916
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Summary:

On Dec. 2, 1993, Jorgenson called the Polk County Sheriff's office and reported that his line-in girlfriend, Tammy Jo Ruzga, was missing. She had a serious drug problem, he said causing him to fear she had been harmed purchasing drugs. The same day Ruzga's body was found in her car in a rural area north of Lakeland, shot three times in the head. Another of Jorgenson's girlfriends turned states evidence and told how she witnessed Jorgenson kill Ruzga. Jorgenson was tried and sentenced to death. This is his direct appeal.