On December 20, 1996, 21-year-old dance student Jewell Jean "Juli" Busken was found murdered near the shoreline of Lake Stanley Draper after she disappeared from the parking lot of her apartment in Norman, Oklahoma. [3]

Sep 22, 2023 · Anthony Sanchez was pronounced dead Thursday morning. He was convicted of raping and murdering Juli Busken, a 21-year-old University of Oklahoma student.

Feb 16, 2006 · Bud Busken was testifying in the penalty phase of a trial for his daughter's convicted killer, Anthony Castillo Sanchez. Sanchez, 27, was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder, rape and sodomy in the death of the 21 …

Jun 7, 2006 · Sanchez, 27, was sentenced to death by lethal injection for Busken's death; 40 years in prison and a $10,000 fine for rape; and 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine for forcible sodomy.

Feb 7, 2006 · OU Police Chief Joe Lester told them that their daughter was missing and that a body, believed to be hers, had been found, Bud Busken said. Lester, who since has retired, sat with the Busken family during Monday's proceedings.

Dec 20, 2011 · In the early morning hours of December 20, 1996, OU ballerina Juli Busken disappeared from her east Norman apartment. For those closest to the case, what happened to Busken is still fresh in...

Mar 31, 2021 · Anthony Sanchez was sentenced to death by the State of Oklahoma for the kidnapping and murder of a woman. According to court documents Anthony Sanchez would abduct, sexually assault and murder Jewell Jean “Juli” Busken a student at the University of Oklahoma. Anthony Sanchez was arrested, convicted and sentenced to death.

Feb 16, 2006 · Busken, 21, was abducted from her Norman apartment complex Dec. 20, 1996. She was found shot to death about 12 hours later. Semen stains on Busken's underwear and a pink leotard yielded a DNA profile that eventually was entered into a state DNA database.

Feb 15, 2006 · She embraced her husband, Wilber "Bud" Busken. After Sanchez's outburst, bailiffs moved to block him from the Buskens' view. Sanchez's family appeared at the courthouse for the first time...

Feb 8, 2023 · Busken, from Benton, Arkansas, had just completed her last semester at OU when she was abducted on Dec. 20, 1996, from her Norman apartment complex. Her body was found that evening in...