Dateline: Where Is Dante Taylor Now? Sarah Goodes Convicted Killer And Jail Sentence

Dante Taylor, the convicted killer of Sarah Goode, was life-sentenced to prison with no parole in 2016, almost two years after the murder of a single mother, Sarah.

The case of Sarah Goode, a single mother of a 4-year-old daughter Jocelyn, is overwhelming as she was raped and brutally stabbed to death by the 19-year-old Dante Taylor.

On June 6, 2014, Sarah Goode attended a party with her friends, where she had also come across her murderer Dante. The two had exchanged some sort of conversation earlier that day.

After Sarah was reported missing on June 8, 2014, the police started the investigation of her case, and about a month later, Dante was arrested on the charge of rape and murder, which he denied and tried pleading not guilty of the murder.

Who Was Sarah Goode’s Convicted Killer, Dante Taylor?

Dante Taylor was 19 years old when the incident took place. He was enlisted in the Marines and entered the active service Corps in September 2014.

However, Dante’s service period ended just seven months later, and he was sent back home, although the reasons for his discharge are not disclosed.

Dante and Sarah were from the same neighborhood and knew each other pretty well.

Sarah also belonged to a military family, and she knew a lot about the Marines.

Their fellow neighbor Giselle Ruano said that Dante was not happy about having to leave his service and return home.

Did Dante Taylor Go To Jail?

Two years after the murder incident, Dante Taylor was convicted of first-degree murder and rape after finding palm prints left by Taylor on Sarah Goode’s car.

At the age of 21, Taylor was life-sentenced to prison without the chance of parole.

He was held in Wende Correctional Facility at Alden.

What Happened To Dante Taylor?

Dante Taylor entered the New York prison system at the young age of 21.

He was kept in solitary confinement, which took a huge toll on his mental health.

Dante’s mother, Darlene McDay, revealed that her son wrote her letters expressing how his mental health was deteriorating and struggling for his life inside the prison cell.

There are also allegations about Dante being beaten beyond recognition by the prison guards for smoking synthetic marijuana until he was unconscious.

Did Dante Taylor Commit Suicide?

On October 7, 2017, Dante Taylor committed suicide in his prison cell at Wende Correctional Facility.

The findings have reported that Taylor was pushed beyond limits after the prison guards brutally beat him. He was also denied the request to speak to his mother on the phone for violating rules by using intoxicants.

Taylor took his own life by wrapping a bedsheet over his neck and tying it to a bar in his cell.

As per the lawsuit, Taylor was denied access to his support network and left unsupervised when he committed suicide, despite knowing his history of depression, attempted suicide, and recurrent suicidal ideation.

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