Ryan James Hoyt
Summary of Offense:
An associate of Jesse James Hollywood. Convicted and sentenced to death in the murder of Nick Markowitz on August 9, 2000. He reportedly owed Hollywood money for drugs and was offered the opportunity to kill Markowitz as a way of erasing his debt. During his trial, Hoyt took the stand and told the court he didn't remember killing Markowitz. Hoyt threatened to kill his accomplices if they revealed what happened. In November 2001, in Santa Barbara County, Hoyt was convicted of first-degree murder and was sentenced to death. He currently is on Death Row at San Quentin State Prison in California. In September 2002 Jesse Rugge was sentenced to life in prison, with the possibility of parole after seven years.
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