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Subject: Murder and Homicide
Dick Tracey
August 18, 2006In for Life: Day Five of the Michael Tate Trial
August 24, 2007The Last Six to Face Life for Juvenile Crimes
September 19, 2007The Last Juvie to Face Life?
October 18, 2007Final Sentence
February 20, 2008Profiles in Snitching
April 7, 2008The Killing Floor
In Colorado's highest-security prison, two inmates beat Michael Garcia to death while a crowd of corrections officers watched. Why didn't anyone stop it?
December 10, 1998Follow That Story
Remembering Polly
December 21, 2000Ghost Story
The truth about what really happened to Holly Andrews still haunts her family.
February 15, 2001Murderers' Row
Until two years ago, Colorado juries weighed whether men deserved to die. Now judges decide their fate.
June 7, 2001Shades of Black
Defense attorneys fight to save their clients by comparing them to current residents of death row.
June 21, 2001Best book on the murder of JonBenét Ramsey
June 29, 2000Follow That Story
January 4, 2001Follow That Story
February 15, 2001In for Life
July 7, 2005A Cure for the Common Cold Case
A Colorado task force keeps hope alive for families of the dead.
February 14, 2008Judge and Jury
With several controversial cases coming up, Colorado's death-penalty decision moves to a three-judge panel.
June 14, 2001Live Fast, Die Young
She was fifteen going on twenty-five, but three bullets made sure Jenny never saw sweet sixteen
November 6, 1997Inmates Waitin' Around to Die
Only one man is on death row, but seven others are waiting in the wings.
February 28, 2008A Cure for the Common Cold Case
Greg Tyner is a man on a mission.
December 18, 2003Dead Reckoning
Donta Page's sentence revives Colorado's death-penalty debate -- but brings no closure. The Conclusion of "Penalty Zone."
June 28, 2001Hard Time
The oldest lifer in Colorado prisons is dying to be anywhere but here.
October 5, 2000Marked for Death
Trapped in a prison race war, Tony Francis had three choices: kill, snitch or run. He found another way out.
May 25, 2000Murder by Death
What happens when you didn't mean it?
April 20, 2000Silent Night
For Lieurance and Shirley Sullivan, the lights went out last Christmas, when Polly died.
December 23, 1999Home Is Where the Hurt Is
September 16, 1999Judgment Day
As judges ponder the fates of Brandy DuVall's murderers, they must measure different shades of black.
June 3, 1999The Final Judgment
Two years ago this week, Brandy DuVall was killed by members of the Deuce-Seven gang. For the past month, the courts have been deciding whether her murderers live or die.
May 27, 1999The Waiting Game
Robert Riggan's fate was to have been decided this week. Now he's back in line.
December 17, 1998Stabbed In the Heart
When Laura Martinez was killed while helping a friend, her family's dreams died, too.
October 29, 1998Murderer's Row
Two years ago, a deadlocked jury saved Thomas luther from the death penalty. But the legacy of his crimes continues.
January 15, 1998Gangster's Rap
While Salvino Martinez's ex-pals do the time, he's droppin' the rhyme.
November 27, 1997A Very Brady Plea
A confessed killer snaps up a plea bargain in the wastewater murder case.
July 17, 1997The Gang's All Here
Her grandmother will never forget the day Venus Montoya died. And she will never forgive her killers.
July 17, 1997Putting the Boulder Police on Report
June 19, 1997A Fight to the Death
Frank Rodriguez was sentenced to die twelve years ago. Are we there yet?
March 6, 1997Sealed Fates
February 27, 1997Second-Degree Burn (Part II)
Cher Elder's family knew all about Thomas Luther. The jury didn't.
February 29, 1996BEATING THE RAP
THE DEFENDANT IN A FATAL BEATING IN WIGGINS IS ACQUITTED AFTER A SELF-DEFENSE ARGUMENT.
September 20, 1995SAY ANYTHING
July 26, 1995The Columbine effect: A horrific roster of school shootings since 1999
The most resonant information that's come my way thus far today in relation to the anniversary of the April 20, 1999 shootings at Columbine High School was contained in an e-mail sent to Westword by Vicki Newell, a public-policy director with the Colorado PTA. It's a list of school shootings since 1999, as compiled by The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. The roster gathers 108 incidents since Columbine, synopsized with chilling banality. Many of them received relatively little publicity
April 20, 2009Mile High Murder, No. 5: Suspect released in murder of security guard at El Chapparal night club
View Larger Map On Wednesday, the Denver Police Department announced the arrest of David Cano-Rivera in relation to the murder of security guard Alfredo Gonzalez-Ramos at the El Chapparal night club, 2727 W. 6th Avenue, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map"). Today, some back-tracking. Cano-Rivera has been freed pending "further investigation" -- although a warrant out for a second man, Heber Santiago Godoy, remains in effect. This
June 5, 2009Mile High Murder, No. 17: Velma Lee Gilbert charged in murder on 1300 block of Xanadu Street
Velma Lee Gilbert. It had been almost a week since the Mile High Murder count moved up -- meaning that there had been no new slayings in the seven-county metro area since the June 10 homicide of Eugene Velarde at the intersection of 17th and Sheridan. Unfortunately, all good things have to come to an end. Last evening, a man died from a gunshot wound sustained at the 1300 block of Xanadu Street in Aurora, an area captured in a graphic perusable after the jump (if you have problems seeing the i
June 18, 2009Mile High Murder, No. 17: Joseph Lee Jiles identified as victim in June 17 shooting on Xanadu Street
Velma Lee Gilbert. Last week, Velma Lee Gilbert was arrested in connection with a homicide on the 1300 block of Xanadu Street, an area captured in a graphic embedded after the jump (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map"). Now, the Aurora Police Department has identified the victim: Jospeh Lee Jiles, twenty. The department's brief release, along with a more detailed one that preceded it just over a week ago, can be found below as well.
June 26, 2009Mile High Murder, No. 28: Traci Housman booked in slaying on the 2900 block of 23rd Street in Boulder
View Larger Map Early Sunday morning, Traci Housman, 36, called 911 to report that someone had stabbed her husband at the home they shared on the 2900 block of 23rd Street in Boulder, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map"). Presumably, officers with the Boulder Police Department believe that someone is her, as they've booked her for investigation of second-degree murder in relation to the incident. Learn more by reading the comple
August 3, 2009Mile High Murder, No. 25: Jaime Moore charged with killing Jimmy Harmon
Jamie Moore. Playing some catch-up on violence that took place over the past couple of weeks.... A July 20 blog noted that a murder had taken place 3602 Leyden Street -- but it didn't note the name of the victim or the identity of the individual accused of the crime. The dead man was Jimmy Harmon, 57, whose body was found near 52nd and Forrest Street in Commerce City. Jaime Ledon Moore, 30, has been charged with the slaying. Read the charges against Moore by clicking here. Below, meanw
August 3, 2009Mile High Murder, No. 32: Death of Bonnie Bergin in house fire being investigated as homicide
Bonnie Bergin.Last week, Bonnie Bergin's body was found amid flames that destroyed a house she was renting on West 20th Avenue in Lakewood -- and now, the Lakewood Police Department has formally determined that she was murdered. At this point, the LPD isn't releasing her cause of death, which suggests Bergin, 49, might have been killed by a means other than fire, and that the blaze was set in an attempt to destroy evidence. Then again, maybe I just watch too much television. Read the off
August 6, 2009Mile High Murder, No. 32: Britt Allan Cox charged in arson death of Bonnie Bergin
Bonnie Bergin.Yesterday, the Lakewood Police Department announced that it was investigating a house fire last week on West 20th Avenue as a homicide; Bonnie Bergin, 49, who'd been renting the home, was found dead inside. Now, the LPD has made an arrest. Brit Allan Cox, 40, has been formally accused of first-degree murder. He was questioned after the blaze, then busted on Wednesday in a stolen car; he was in custody when officials decided to level the murder charge against him -- and there
August 7, 2009Mile High Murder, No. 46: Stephen Dailey charged with murder in shaken-baby case
Stephen Dailey's legal troubles just got a lot worse -- and we're okay with that.UPDATE, October 27: The Denver Coroner's Office has released specifics about the death of Matthew Dailey, infant son of Stephen Dailey, who's been charged with first-degree murder in the case -- and it's clear why from the description of the boy's injuries: At 5:25 PM on October 17, 2009 the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner was notified by Denver Health Medical Center of the death of Matthew Dailey (a 3
October 27, 2009Mile High Murder, No. 45. Chopsticks & Sushi owner Yan De Yang formally charged with murdering Lloyd Runningbear
Chopsticks & Sushi owner Yan De Yang won't want seconds of this.On October 23, Chopsticks & Sushi owner Yan De Yang was arrested for investigation of first-degree murder in regard to a shooting that took place at his restaurant during the previous afternoon, causing areas near the busy 16th Street Mall to be closed to traffic for hours. Well, the investigation appears to have been a success, at least from the standpoint of the Denver District Attorney's Office. Yang has now been formally
November 2, 2009
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