(Butte County, CA) – In Butte County Court, 48-year-old Dustin Kimball of Magalia has been sentenced to 15 to life in state prison for the murder of 41-year-old Jennifer Coleen Moore of Orland.

Moore had been reported missing since June of 2017. Her remains were found in a remote area outside of Forest Ranch off HWY 32 just over 3 years later.

The investigation revealed the two were seen together at the Chico Walmart after Kimball had picked her up at her Orland residence, shortly before she was reported missing. Kimball’s internet search history less than an hour before he picked her up included “how to cut a jugular vein.” Additionally, Kimball’s cellphone data showed he spent an hour at the location where her remains were eventually found.