Life Sentence Handed Down To Tulsa Man Who Murdered Roommate

<p>He killed a welding student who was engaged to be married and had no criminal history. Police said a dispute over rent money led to the gruesome murder.</p>

Friday, March 11th 2016, 6:14 pm

By: News On 6

Life Sentence Handed Down To Tulsa Man Who Murdered Roommate

The Tulsa man who beat his roommate to death in December 2014 will spend the rest of his life in prison.

A jury convicted Joel Giefer of killing Ted Kissel.

Prosecutors say Kissel advertised for a roommate on Craigslist and lived with Giefer for two months before the attack.

Kissel was a welding student with a fiancée and no criminal history; police said he simply needed a roommate to help pay rent. They said a dispute over that rent money led to his violent, gruesome death.

Investigators say before Kissel's death, Giefer told a friend he was going to kill the man and get rid of the body.