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October 25, 2001
Back to School
The bullet in the backpack and other Columbine mysteries.
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February 19, 2004
Drink of the Week
Cantaloupe Martini
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May 17, 2001
The Hit Man Nobody Knows
The government says he killed more people than Tim McVeigh. He lives in a cell a hundred miles from Denver. So how come you've never heard of La Quica?
Calendar
June 4, 2009
Family Men
A Bronx Tale looks at life from both sides now.
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January 18, 2007
The Mouth That Roared
Nando Mondragon is going to put Denver on the hip-hop fashion map. But first, he has to get out of jail.
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January 12, 2006
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
Mentoring programs complain about the lack of adult males. So one took a chance on Marc Plaskie.
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August 18, 2005
Screwed for Life
For a convicted rapist, the truth may not set you free.
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August 14, 2003
A Model Prisoner
Cops thought they'd busted the largest child-porn ring in Colorado history. But that's not how the case developed.
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December 5, 2002
Arrested Development
A Denver therapist wants to lock up sexual predators -- forever. But patients say the treatment is just making them bitter.
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December 26, 1996
Strange but True
A Denver therapist wants to lock up sexual predators -- forever. But patients say the treatment is just making them bitter.
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November 21, 1996
The Beaten Path
A new law gives immigrant women a chance to get out of abusive relationships--and stay in the United States.
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November 7, 1996
Death of a Salesman
Denver real estate developer Steven Wickliff could take a punch from the world's best boxers. But he couldn't beat crack cocaine.
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August 24, 2009
Mile High Murder, No. 34: Dominick Wilmer charged with vehicular homicide in deaths of Jonathan Richardson and Grace Cruthers
View Larger Map The crash that took place during the wee hours of August 15 on Titan Road near Rampart Range Road, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map"), certainly qualifies as a tragic accident. But according to the Douglas County She ... More >>
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December 4, 2009
John Denver, Bernie Madoff & Me rules New York
John Denver once admitted that "Rocky Mountain High" was written under the influence of LSD and marijuana -- and now that his anthem is our state song, the Colorado legislature should write their medical marijuana legislation under the influence of John Denver. But drugs aren't the reason wh ... More >>
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January 5, 2010
Bernie Madoff auction in Aspen? Sort of... kind of... maybe...
Bernie Madoff's name is still financial magic.Bernie Madoff's well-documented financial shenanigans may have landed him in jail, but they've also enhanced the marketability of his name. As evidence, note the ad in today's Denver Post pimping a "BERNIE MADOFF AUCTION" tomorrow at St. Regis Res ... More >>
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February 16, 2010
Narima Dzhulfayeva, Mile High Murder No. 75: Woman allegedly killed by Roberto Silva, who later committed suicide while in custody
This is presumably the last photo ever taken of Roberto Silva.Two people are dead as a result of a thoroughly unromantic incident that took place on Valentine's Day in Glendale -- Narima Dzhulfayeva, who was allegedly murdered by Roberto Silva, and Silva himself, who subsequently killed himse ... More >>
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April 21, 2010
Van Thien Pham and the bottle of Corona he sold that may send him to jail
Van Thien Pham shoulda checked if 7-Eleven had any openings.The sale of beer to an underage buyer doesn't usually make headlines. But in the case of Van Thien Pham, they're understandable. Back in 2007, according to the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office, Pham sold liquor to an unde ... More >>
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June 10, 2010
Cowboy Down: Rob Krentz's Family Talks About the Life and Death of the Murdered Arizona Rancher
Van Thien Pham shoulda checked if 7-Eleven had any openings.The sale of beer to an underage buyer doesn't usually make headlines. But in the case of Van Thien Pham, they're understandable. Back in 2007, according to the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office, Pham sold liquor to an unde ... More >>
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June 24, 2010
Paralyzed in a police shooting, Darrell Havens is paying a terrible price for his crimes. So are taxpayers.
Van Thien Pham shoulda checked if 7-Eleven had any openings.The sale of beer to an underage buyer doesn't usually make headlines. But in the case of Van Thien Pham, they're understandable. Back in 2007, according to the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office, Pham sold liquor to an unde ... More >>
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July 22, 2010
Crips burned down the Holly in Bloods territory, but can peace emerge from the ashes in northeast Park Hill?
Van Thien Pham shoulda checked if 7-Eleven had any openings.The sale of beer to an underage buyer doesn't usually make headlines. But in the case of Van Thien Pham, they're understandable. Back in 2007, according to the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office, Pham sold liquor to an unde ... More >>
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July 21, 2010
Holly Square, up from the ashes: More memories of trials & triumphs in Park Hill
Anthony CameraTerrance Roberts.In this week's feature, "Crips Burned Down the Holly in Bloods Territory, But Can Peace Emerge from the Ashes in Northeast Park Hill?," we recount the story of the Holly Square shopping center, burned to the ground in a 2008 gang attack and now poised for rehabi ... More >>
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July 26, 2010
Walter Bond allegedly torched sheepskin factory for animal rights cause (and wants to do it again)
Walter Bond.Walter Bond doesn't exactly hide his convictions when it comes to animal rights. Law-enforcement types note that he has "a prominent tattoo on his neck just below his chin that reads, 'VEGAN.'" However, Bond is accused of doing more than simply sticking to salads. He's been forma ... More >>
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July 27, 2010
Walter Bond: Alleged sheepskin factory arsonist inspiration for song by straight-edge band
Walter Bond.We recently told you about alleged arsonist Walter Bond, who authorities believe was responsible for burning down Glendale's Sheepskin Factory and two businesses in Salt Lake City, including a restaurant that served foie gras. Turns out Bond's a hero to the animal liberation move ... More >>
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August 17, 2010
Terry Nichols is going to have to stick with prison gruel
Gruel it is for convicted Oklahoma City bomber Terry Nichols.Terry Nichols has lost his drawn-out plea for more wholesome prison fare. Last Thursday, Colorado U.S. District Court Judge Christine Arguello dismissed the convicted Oklahoma City bomber conspirator's claims that he needs a diet of ... More >>
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August 26, 2010
Asylum Denied: Only a fraction of Mexicans get U.S. asylum
Gruel it is for convicted Oklahoma City bomber Terry Nichols.Terry Nichols has lost his drawn-out plea for more wholesome prison fare. Last Thursday, Colorado U.S. District Court Judge Christine Arguello dismissed the convicted Oklahoma City bomber conspirator's claims that he needs a diet of ... More >>
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September 2, 2010
Letters: Readers give the LoDown on LoDo
Gruel it is for convicted Oklahoma City bomber Terry Nichols.Terry Nichols has lost his drawn-out plea for more wholesome prison fare. Last Thursday, Colorado U.S. District Court Judge Christine Arguello dismissed the convicted Oklahoma City bomber conspirator's claims that he needs a diet of ... More >>
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September 23, 2010
Pinalcchio
Renowned forensics experts say a Pinal County, Arizona deputy's high-profile tale about getting shot after encountering drug smugglers doesn't add up
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September 29, 2010
ICE arrests focus on criminal aliens: 78 busts include man convicted of making terrorist threat
These days, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, emphasizes that it's targeting criminal aliens, not otherwise law-abiding citizens who lack documentation authorizing their U.S. residency. And that's the theme of ICE's latest Colorado busts. Of the 78 people rounded up fr ... More >>
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October 28, 2010
Charlie Sheen: Will porn star Capri Anderson fly to Aspen, ask Pitkin DA to revoke his probation?
Charlie Sheen.Update: The Pitkin County District Attorney's Office reportedly has no interest in hauling Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen back to Aspen on a charge of violating his probation, even though there are plenty of indications he did so during a hotel-room-trashing NYC bender. B ... More >>
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November 4, 2010
Top Ten musical jailbirds: In honor of Lil Wayne and T.I. and their respective prison stints
Earlier this morning, Lil Wayne was released from New York's Rikers Island after serving eight months of a one-year sentence for criminal possession of a weapon. Fellow Southern rapper T.I., meanwhile, went back to jail on Monday after a federal judge in Atlanta revoked his probation follow ... More >>
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November 19, 2010
Walter Bond: Radical animal-rights activist pleads guilty to burning down Sheepskin Factory
Walter Bond.Animal activist Walter Bond is a man so devoted to his cause that he wears a giant "VEGAN" tattoo on his neck. So it's no surprise he showed zero remorse when officially pleading guilty to arson related to a fire at Glendale's Sheepskin Factory in April -- a crime for which he fa ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
My crazy Christmas: Westword writers share their holiday stories
Christmas can be intense: Rife with familial undercurrents and financial strain, the yuletide can bring a time of crushing disappointment, dissolving relationships, mounting tension and exploding tempers -- but if we open our hearts and we wish hard enough, it just might also be a time of red ... More >>
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January 7, 2011
Mike Corona, "America's Sheriff," headed for Littleton federal prison
FCI EnglewoodDisgraced ex-lawman Michael Corona, a former hot property in California Republican circles and once dubbed "America's Sheriff" by an admiring Larry King, has lost his appeal on corruption charges and may soon be one of the more celebrated inmates at Federal Correctional Instituti ... More >>
Music
January 27, 2011
Raekwon
Saturday January 29, Summit Music Hall, 1-866-468-7621.
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March 11, 2011
Lee Burridge on his 365 Project, what he loves about Denver, casual sex and assless chaps
Charismatic, enigmatic and often hilarious, Lee Burridge built his reputation as one of dance music's most well liked DJs playing gigs all over the world and winning over nightclubbers everywhere he goes. In advance of his show tomorrow night at Beta, we caught up with the English-born jock ... More >>
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April 18, 2011
Gerald Schwartzman: Dumpster homicide victim allegedly slain by William Lornes (71)
Schwartzman.Update: In our last post about the murder of Gerald Schwartzman, 73, on view below, we pointed out that we didn't know much about the victim other than the most basic information. We now have a much better-rounded view thanks to a heartfelt statement released by his family -- and ... More >>
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May 4, 2011
Top 10 most famous death photos now that Osama bin Laden's won't be released
Osama bin Laden.Update: The U.S. has decided not to release an Osama bin Laden death photo. For now, that means the image won't join the following list of the most iconic post-mortem shots of notorious dictators, revolutionaries and criminals. The roundup includes Mussolini, Rasputin and a fa ... More >>
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May 5, 2011
Gay immigrants need asylum from persecution at home
Osama bin Laden.Update: The U.S. has decided not to release an Osama bin Laden death photo. For now, that means the image won't join the following list of the most iconic post-mortem shots of notorious dictators, revolutionaries and criminals. The roundup includes Mussolini, Rasputin and a fa ... More >>
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May 17, 2011
Bump-and-run robberies in Denver: Suspect in 3 ripoffs matches description from Jeffco crime
Big sketch below.Update: Earlier this month, we told you about a Jefferson County bump-and-run robbery, in which a thief hit a car in front of him, then stole a purse after the driver got out to check the damage. At the time, Jeffco authorities said this wasn't an isolated incident -- and now ... More >>
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May 23, 2011
Nicholas Brooks to pay for family sins after songwriter dad Joseph Brooks kills himself?
Nicholas Brooks.What's the Colorado connection to the weekend suicide of Joseph Brooks, the "You Light Up My Life" songwriter who'd been accused of being what the New York Post calls a "casting-couch rapist"? His son, Nicholas Brooks, who attended the University of Colorado at Boulder prior ... More >>
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July 15, 2011
Robert Walters asked Michael Leathers to kill his wife before hiring another man, police say
Robert Walters, the subject of this week's cover story, "Dead End," was persistent, prosecutors say. After one man declined Walters's request to kill his wife, he turned to Rodrick Williams, a career criminal who accepted the job but then ratted Walters out to the police. So who was the fi ... More >>
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November 3, 2011
Child-sex-trafficking stereotypes demolished by new research
Robert Walters, the subject of this week's cover story, "Dead End," was persistent, prosecutors say. After one man declined Walters's request to kill his wife, he turned to Rodrick Williams, a career criminal who accepted the job but then ratted Walters out to the police. So who was the fi ... More >>
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December 1, 2011
The Boy Scouts' Police Problem
Dozens of teenage Explorers have been sexually abused by cops. Should the Scouts share the blame?
News
December 29, 2011
Strange but true news stories from the past year
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January 12, 2012
Roman Polanski's Carnage is a predictable study of social (mis)behavior
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Film
January 26, 2012
Man on a Ledge is a leap into the familiar
Also read: 2011 Hall of Shame
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February 9, 2012
Project Safeguard throws a Valentine's Fling with former Bronco Reggie Rivers
Project Safeguard valentine Reggie RiversProject Safeguard, a non-profit organization that provides free legal services to victims of domestic violence, has partnered with former Bronco Reggie Rivers on its Valentine's fling. "We're so excited to have Reggie Rivers joining our event," says ... More >>

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