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Defendants
William Estel Hess – pled guilty, sentenced to LWOP
Darrell Lee Kastel – pled no contest, sentenced to 10-15 years in prison
INMATE INFORMATION
MDOC Number: 167697
SID Number: 1032736J
Name: WILLIAM ESTEL HESS
Racial Identification: White
Gender: Male
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5′ 9″
Weight: 180 lbs.
Date of Birth: 02/02/1958 (55)
MDOC STATUS
Current Status: Prisoner
Earliest Release Date: LIFE
Assigned Location: Chippewa Correctional Facility
Maximum Discharge Date: LIFE
Security Level: II
ALIASES
WILLIAM ESTELE HESS
MARKS, SCARS & TATTOOS
Body Piercing- Left Ear
Tattoo- Left Back – Grim Reaper
Tattoo- Left Chest – Star of David
Tattoo- Lower Left Forearm – Pirate Lady
Tattoo- Lower Right Forearm – Skull with roses
Tattoo- Upper Left Arm – skull
PRISON SENTENCES
ACTIVE
Sentence 1
Offense: Homicide – Felony Murder Minimum Sentence: LIFE
MCL#: 750.316B Maximum Sentence: LIFE
Court File#: 08222353-FC Date of Offense: 01/27/1979
County: Oakland Date of Sentence: 04/06/2010
Conviction Type: Jury
Sentence 2
Offense: Homicide – Murder First Degree-Premeditated Minimum Sentence: LIFE
MCL#: 750.316A Maximum Sentence: LIFE
Court File#: 08222353-FC Date of Offense: 01/27/1979
County: Oakland Date of Sentence: 04/06/2010
Conviction Type: Jury
Sentence 3
Offense: Unlawfully Driving Away an Automobile Minimum Sentence: 2 years 0 months 0 days
MCL#: 750.413 / 769.12 Maximum Sentence: 15 years 0 months
Court File#: 05205470-FH Date of Offense: 04/17/2005
County: Oakland Date of Sentence: 08/10/2006
Conviction Type: Plea
INMATE INFORMATION
MDOC Number: 137772
SID Number: 0729836M
Name: DARRELL LEE KASTEL
Racial Identification: White
Gender: Male
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5′ 9″
Weight: 217 lbs.
Date of Birth: 04/06/1954 (58)
MDOC STATUS
Current Status: Prisoner
Earliest Release Date: 07/25/2016
Assigned Location: Chippewa Correctional Facility
Maximum Discharge Date: 04/13/2017
Security Level: II
ALIASES MARKS, SCARS & TATTOOS
BARRY KASTLEL
DARRELL KOSTEL
DARRELL LEE KASTEL
DORRELL L KASTEL
Tattoo- Center Left Arm – Grim Reaper
Tattoo- Center Left Forearm – “Mother”
Tattoo- Center Left Forearm – Grim Reaper
Tattoo- Center Right Bicep – Wolf
Tattoo- Center Right Forearm – Dragon
Tattoo- Center Right Wrist
Tattoo- Lower Left Arm – Girl
PRISON SENTENCES
ACTIVE
Sentence 1
Offense: Homicide – Murder, Second Degree
Minimum Sentence: 10 years 0 months 0 days
MCL#: 750.317
Maximum Sentence: 15 years 0 months
Court File#: 08222352-FC
Date of Offense: 01/27/1979
County: Oakland
Date of Sentence: 08/31/2010
Conviction Type: Nolo Contendere
