Convicted Killer Sentenced for Rochester Christmas Day Murder

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A Rochester man will spend the rest of his life in prison for a murder he committed on Christmas Day in 2022. 

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A dog walker discovered the victim’s body in a ditch along a rural northwest Rochester road on Dec. 26, 2022. She was identified as 41-year-old Kimberly Robinson of Eyota. 

An autopsy indicated Robinson died from a fatal gunshot wound to her neck. Shortly after the body discovery, authorities arrested and charged 41-year-old Mustafa Bush in connection with Robinson’s death. 

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Rochester Man Sentenced for Christmas Murder of Eyota Woman

Court documents indicated the two had been living together for two years. Bush was charged with first-degree murder-premeditated, first-degree murder while committing domestic abuse with a past pattern of domestic abuse and second-degree murder. 

In November, an Olmsted County jury convicted Bush of first-degree murder involving a pattern of domestic violence and second-degree murder with intent. The jurors acquitted him of first-degree murder with premeditation. 

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A first-degree murder conviction in Minnesota carries a sentence of life in prison. On Friday an Olmsted County Judge Sentenced Bush to life behind bars without parole. 

Court records indicate Bush was convicted of Second-degree murder in Olmsted County in 2007. He had served two-thirds of his prison sentence and was granted supervised release in March 2020.

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