Tag: murder
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Weld County defendant need not turn over ‘all evidence’ of other suspect, Colorado justices rule
A Weld County judge went too far when he ordered the defendant in a murder case to reveal to the prosecution “all evidence” implicating another suspect, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, while acknowledging some information-sharing is nonetheless appropriate. For more than 40 years, the 1979 murder of Evelyn “Kay” Day in Greeley went unsolved.…
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2 arrested in connection to November fatal shooting
Two people have been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred in November, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. Police said on the evening at 9:08 p.m. Nov. 17, officers received reports of a shooting near the 500 block of Bonfoy Avenue, which is near Uintah Street and North Union Boulevard in…
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Arapahoe County jurors disregarded instructions, gave incoherent murder verdict, appeals court finds
Colorado’s second-highest court agreed last month that Arapahoe County jurors disobeyed their instructions, produced a verdict that did not make sense and, as a result, the defendant’s murder conviction must be overturned. However, the three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals disagreed over who bore the most blame for the contradictory verdict and whether Jacob Alexander…
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Appeals court upholds ejection of disruptive observer from livestream of criminal trial
Colorado’s second-highest court clarified last month that ejecting a disruptive observer from the livestream of a criminal trial will not typically violate the Sixth Amendment’s guarantee of a public trial. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals considered for the first time whether a Weld County judge effectively “closed” his courtroom mid-trial by banning…
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Christian Glass’ parents talk to reporters
This is Simon and Sally Glass, the parents of Christian Glass. They were at a hearing today for the Sheriff Deputies fired and indicted in connection to the shooting death of their son. They are wondering why law enforcement in Colorado was quick to condemn the five Memphis officers accused of killing Tyre Nichols but…
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Jeff Rose recounts his family’s story of his great-grandfather, Rich Rose’s, murder
Jeff Rose recounts his family’s story of his great-grandfather, Rich Rose’s, murder.
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NEWS | Kelsie Schelling’s mother reacts to Donthe Lucas’ murder verdict
Jurors in Pueblo on Monday found Donthe Lucas guilty of first-degree murder in the disappearance of his pregnant ex-girlfriend, Kelsie Schelling, who has not been seen since February 2013. Laura Saxton, mother of the victim, spoke to media after the guilty verdict and sentencing of Lucas on Monday, March 8, 2021. (Video provided by KKTV)
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Colorado Springs man arrested in connection with deadly hotel shooting
A man in police custody was arrested Monday in connection with a murder that took place at a motel in east Colorado Springs on Nov. 18, according to a news release. Ronald Amon Williams Jr., 29, faces a first-degree murder charge in connection with the shooting death of 27-year-old Rebecca Smith of Colorado Springs. Police…
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Colorado Springs man arrested in connection with deadly hotel shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man in police custody was arrested Monday in connection with a murder that took place at a motel in east Colorado Springs on Nov. 18, according to a news release. Ronald Amon Williams Jr., 29, faces a first-degree murder charge in connection with the…
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Haunted History in Colorado Springs
Gazette reporter Jennifer Mulson learned during a conversation with her neighbor that a house two doors down from her own just west of downtown Colorado Springs was the site of a gruesome 1911 ax murder that claimed the lives of six people. (Video by Skyler Ballard)