One of Arizona’s most notorious prisoners was able to kill three fellow inmates because of significant security failures and ...

Ricky Wassenaar was convicted on 19 charges, including kidnapping, after a hostage situation at an Arizona State Prison in 2004.

A notorious criminal known for taking two prison guards hostage in Buckeye back in 2004 is accused of killing three inmates ...

Ricky Wassenaar had a lengthy criminal history that grew during his time in prison. He is currently serving 16 life sentences ...

Arizona state prison officials confirmed three inmates were killed after an altercation at a Tucson prison early Friday ...

An altercation resulted in three dead this morning at the Arizona State Prison Complex Tucson, 10000 S. Wilmot Road.

The suspect was identified as Ricky Wassenaar, who has been in and out of Arizona prisons since the 1980s. He's accused of ...

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) has confirmed a deadly altercation at ASPC-Tucson ...

A preliminary ADCRR investigation noted Wassenaar "acted with intent to harm" the victims, but a motive was not immediately identified. Prison officials noted the incident appeared isolated as ...

Aaron Gunches was successfully put to death for the murder of Ted Price without incident, the Arizona Department of ...

An Arizona prisoner serving 16 life sentences killed three other inmates at a state prison in Tucson, according to officials. Ricky Wassenaar is accused of killing Saul Alvarez, Thorne Harnage and ...

The incident remains under investigation. "ADCRR's Office of the Inspector General has begun an initial criminal investigation related to the inmate's deaths," prison officials said in a statement.