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On October 10, 2000, Rivera approached 18-year-old Chrisilee Barton at the parking lot of a Huddle House restaurant in North Augusta, presenting himself as the owner of an escort service and a modeling agent, expressing interest in taking photos of the young lady. Barton agreed, inviting him back to her home, after which Rivera raped and stabbed her three times in the throat with a plastic-handled steak knife he took from the kitchen.<ref name=acc/> Barton survived the assault, and with her help, investigators were eventually led to Rivera, who was hiding in a South Carolina motel. Upon discovery, he attempted to commit suicide by slashing his wrists but was prevented by the arresting officers and sent to the [[Medical College of Georgia]], where he was kept under [[suicide watch]] in an isolated cell.<ref name=acc/>
Charged with the murders of Wilson, Bosdell, and Glista and the attempted murder of Barton, Rivera was eventually convicted solely for Glista's murder and assaulting Barton. At the end of his trial,
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