Man Convicted of Killing North Dakota Student Moved From Death Row to Florida Prison

Man Convicted of Killing North Dakota Student Moved From Death Row to Florida Prison
Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. (L) is helped into a sheriff's car after waiving extradition at the Polk County Courthouse in Crookston, Minn., on Dec. 3, 2003. Ann Heisenfelt/AP Photo
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BISMARCK, N.D.—The man convicted of kidnapping, raping, and killing a North Dakota student 20 years ago has been moved from death row in Indiana to a Florida prison, according to federal records.

Alfonso Rodriguez, 70, was convicted of killing 22-year-old Dru Sjodin in November 2003 after abducting her from a mall parking lot in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Her body was found in April of the next year in Crookston, Minnesota.