Authorities have noted how the case cut across a cross-section of Omaha culturally and geographically — from Uribe-Pena’s and Cajiga-Ruiz’s deaths in South Omaha to Curtis Bradford’s death in north Omaha to Kruger’s death in west Omaha.

Their only connection: They, by chance, intersected with Jenkins in the less than four weeks he was out of prison — the only month of freedom Jenkins had in his adult life.

In that time, Jenkins:

» Lured Uribe-Pena, 26, and Cajiga-Ruiz, 29, to the park on the pretense that the two men would party with Jenkins’ sister and cousin. He used a 12-gauge shotgun to blast holes in both men’s heads.

» Trapped Curtis Bradford by suggesting that Bradford, Jenkins and Jenkins’ sister Erica commit a robbery. The brother-sister duo both shot Bradford in the back of the head.

» Planned to carjack someone in west Omaha so they could commit further robberies. He and family members pulled a car in front of Kruger to block her path at 168th and Fort Streets. Jenkins pulled her out of her SUV and shot her four times in the head.

“You look at the brutality of each murder,” Kleine said. “The innocence of the victims. The lack of any history or beef with Jenkins.