Husband gets 25 years to life for murder of wife

Adam Devine

Tonawanda, NY – On Monday, 53-year-old Jose Ruiz, Jr. of Town of Tonawanda was sentenced this morning before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case to 25 years to life in prison.

According to Erie District Attorney John Flynn, Ruiz intentionally murdered his wife, 59-year-old Mavilie Ruiz, by strangling her with his hands during an argument inside of their home on Tillotson Place in the Town of Tonawanda on December 9, 2019.

“A jury found Ruiz guilty, as charged, of one count of Murder in the Second Degree (Class “A-I” felony) on February 4, 2022. The jury rendered their decision after one hour of deliberations following a 3 ½ day trial,” D.A. Flynn said.

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