At a February hearing, Edward Montour sought to withdraw his guilty plea for a 2002 murder in an effort to avoid the death penalty he’d previously sought. The office of 18th Judicial District DA George Brauchler, who’s also seeking death for accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes, argued against such…
Denver has suffered a rash of horrific hit-and-runs during the last three weeks or so, including the still-unsolved 14th and Yosemite crash that killed two children and a 13th and Kalamath incident in which Latoya Nelson has been charged with causing the death of Charlie Herrera, 85. The latest? A…
Fox News reporter Jana Winter won’t face such a tough decision tomorrow after all. The judge in the Aurora theater shooting case has delayed a ruling on whether to compel Winter to testify about her confidential sources until after he decides whether to allow a notebook that suspect James Holmes…
Anyone would feel uncomfortable posing for a mug shot after a DUI and reckless driving arrest — particularly one that showed off a battered nose and a blood-stained undershirt. But presumably, the discomfort is even higher for Jose Guadalupe Luna. After all, he’s an Adams County Deputy. Get the details…
Grabbing a woman’s butt in a bar could earn the asshole in question a well-deserved slap or a drink tossed in his face. But doing the same thing on an airplane might result in two years behind bars. That’s the lesson being learned right now by Thornton’s Evan Castle, who’s…
Capitol punishment has made plenty of news in Colorado lately, thanks to a failed attempt to ban the practice and 18th Judicial District DA George Brauchler’s pledge to seek seek the death penalty against accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes. But what about when executions go wrong? CU Professor Michael…
Among the documents released yesterday in the Aurora theater shooting case was a wide-ranging inventory of the contents found in accused killer James Holmes’s apartment. We’ve got the complete list below. But among the more interesting items are three video games, none of which are the sort of realistic first-person…
The judge in the James Holmes case has unsealed an arrest affidavit and several search warrants in the case. Among the details revealed by these documents — that psychiatrist Lynne Fenton reported to a police officer in June that Holmes made “homicidal statements” and “threatened and harassed her;” that items…
The more we learn about Evan Ebel, the man thought to have murdered pizza-delivery man Nathan Leon and Colorado prison boss Tom Clements, the more disturbing is the portrait he left behind after taking a bullet in the head at the end of a Texas police chase. Now, a letter…
Last week, Michael Chavez was murdered near the 1600 block of Bryant Street; at this writing, no one has been arrested or charged for the crime. Now, there’s been another fatal shooting not far away — near 26th and Bryant, according to the Denver coroner’s office, which has identified the…
March in Colorado crime was dominated by Evan Ebel, who’s thought to have murdered pizza-delivery man Nathan Leon and Colorado Department of Corrections executive director Tom Clements before being gunned down in Texas. But he was far from the only person whose booking photos rose to the top of the…
Last week, we shared the prison records of Evan Ebel, the man thought to have murdered pizza-delivery man Nathan Leon and Colorado prison boss Tom Clements. But while references in the documents (on view below) to guard-punching and feces smearing may have grabbed the most attention, another word was more…
Update: After DA George Brauchler announced at today’s Aurora theater shooting hearing that he plans to seek the death penalty against James Holmes, Judge Carlos Samour turned his attention to defense attorneys’ desire for Fox News reporter Jana Winter to reveal sources who gave her information about a notebook the…
We don’t tend to think of mid-morning as a likely time for homicide. But that’s when a man was stabbed to death on Saturday in an Aurora cul de sac. At this writing, a suspect who was taken into custody shortly after the incident has yet to be identified. But…
If it was intended as an early April Fools’ Day joke, it wasn’t a very funny one. On Saturday night, vandals splashed green paint on the Big Blue Bear, the symbolic mascot of the Colorado Convention Center, and of Denver tourism in general — if you don’t count DIA’s demon…
The judge in the Aurora theater shooting case has agreed to hear oral arguments on Monday about whether Fox News reporter Jana Winter should have to testify about her unnamed sources. But he is requiring Winter to travel to Colorado, despite the fact that her attorneys requested she not have…
Update by Melanie Asmar: Was James Holmes’s court filing stating that he was willing to plead guilty to avoid the death penalty a publicity stunt? That’s the allegation being made by prosecutors in a response to Holmes’s filing (on view below). The filing, they wrote, “appears to be an attempt…
Just a couple of weeks ago, we noted that Edwin Ernest Rivera Gracias, suspected of committing a brutal murder in Jefferson County circa 2011, had been added to the FBI’s updated Ten Most Wanted list. Gracias didn’t stay there long, however. He surrendered to the FBI in El Salvador and…
There have already been several weird twists in the story of David Reathman, 65. And don’t bet against more of them popping up before the final chapter is written. Unfortunately, the end has already come for Reathman’s wife, Barbara, age seventy, who was found dead in her Golden home on…
Update: Evan Ebel is dead, but the investigation into his suspected murder of pizza-delivery man Nathan Leon and Colorado Department of Corrections boss Tom Clements goes on, and it’s making more ripples nationally than at any point since the news broke. As the Colorado Department of Corrections released his prison…
Update: Earlier today, we told you about a murder on the 1600 block of Bryant Street; see our previous coverage below. Now, the identity of the victim has been released, albeit a bit prematurely. The Denver Police Department sent out a news release without the name of the man, but…
In July, we told you about Greeley high school teacher Rhonda Eisenberg’s arrest for sexual assault in a case involving what was at the time an underage student. Eisenberg subsequently pleaded guilty in the matter, and she was sentenced yesterday. But the resolution of the case was complicated by two…
