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Paroled Serial Killer Blocked From Offering Ride Share Service

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KALAMAZOO, MI – Brent Koster was a 15 year old terror to the community of Kalamazoo in the 1970s. He would confess to the rapes and murders of 3 women, before being convicted of 2nd degree murder in 1972, and sentenced to life in prison. Koster was eventually awarded parole under provisions from Michigan’s ‘lifer law’, and was released on January 1st, 2021. He went relatively under the radar in the community until a photo from his ride sharing business was noticed online by Facebook user ‘Melee Sleeper’. The business called ‘Impromptu Rides’, used the slogan “Cash Up Front or Wheels Don’t Roll”.

He had went relatively under the radar by the community until a photo from a ride sharing business he ran surfaced online by Facebook user ‘Melee Sleeper’. The business called ‘Impromptu Rides’, which held the slogan “Cash Up Front or Wheels Don’t Roll”. Once Koster’s parole officer was alerted to the Facebook post he stepped in and banned Koster, now 67,  from operating the business.

In 1972, Koster testified against his accomplice Danny Ranes, who was 28 at the time he brutally raped and murdered 4 women. Ranes served 50 years of his 4 life sentences, and a 3-4 year sentence for Felonious Assault. Ranes passed away at The Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater in January 2022.
Secretary Of State records show Koster received his CDL C (Chauffeurs) License in December 2023. He must find another job that doesn’t work directly with the public.

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