The homeless man who pleaded guilty to killing a former Iowa State golfer has told a judge that he’s sorry for his crime.
A handwritten letter from 22-year-old Collin Richards says he wanted to show remorse “for stripping a life from society … worse from a loving family.”
Richards is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 23 to life in prison.
Police say he killed 22-year-old Celia Barquin Arozamena, stabbing her last September while she was playing on a course near the campus in Ames, leaving her body in a pond.
Richards had been staying at a homeless encampment in nearby woods.
Barquin Arozamena was a top golfer in Spain as a teenager and came to Iowa State to pursue her career.
The letter was filed Tuesday into court records.
