A man who federal prosecutors say they suspect in a Missouri decapitation killing has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for stalking Kansas massage parlor workers in an unrelated case.
Senior U.S. District Judge Gary Fenner told Robert Gross, 69, that his history of violence was “extremely disturbing” in sentencing him for the stalking and firearms charges. Although he has not been charged with homicide, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jess Michaelsen said Gross had long been suspected in the August 2016 killing of Ying Li whose body was found inside her burning Kansas City apartment.
Federal law allows prosecutors to present information about uncharged crimes at sentencing.