Yesterday’s More Messages blog focused on a Rocky Mountain News article that ballyhooed a statement by handwriting pro Curt Baggett, who claimed to be “99.9 percent certain” that John Mark Karr, the main suspect in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case, had penned a ransom note found in the Ramsey’s home…
As noted in an August 21 blog, the Rocky Mountain News doesn’t seem terribly interested in evenhandedness when it comes to its current coverage of the JonBenet Ramsey case, and suspect John Mark Karr’s alleged involvement. Today’s edition adds more evidence to support this opinion, thanks to a prominently featured…
The first time around, much of the reportage the Rocky Mountain News lavished upon the JonBenet Ramsey murder was cringe-inducing — and so it goes again. In the early years of the investigation, the paper was criticized in many quarters for kowtowing to John and Patsy Ramsey, JonBenet’s under-the-umbrella-of-suspicion parents,…
Turns out that John Mark Karr wasn’t the first person to be fingered by CU prof Michael Tracey in connection with the murder of JonBenet Ramsey. And as this report from New Times, our partner paper in Broward/Palm Beach, Florida, shows, Tracey’s identification of that suspect was even more suspect…
Is the John Mark Karr case headed for a ditch? That’s hard to say — especially for those of us who actually see avoiding a rush to judgment as a good idea, rather than a slogan to cover up, well, a rush to judgment about Karr’s guilt or innocence in…
The concert business in Denver just got a hell of a lot more interesting. After last month’s announcement that Live Nation planned to acquire House of Blues, things had calmed down — but now a tidal wave looks to be forming on the horizon, one that could have epochal implications…
Just back from Boulder district attorney Mary Lacy’s press conference, which was hurriedly scheduled following the arrest in Bangkok, Thailand, of John Mark Karr, who’s been identified as a suspect in the 1996 murder of JonBenet Ramsey. The scene itself was quite comic, and I plan to write more about…
As noted in this June blog item, Patsy Ramsey’s death a couple of months back, and the press coverage that followed it, seemed more like a temporary flashback to the first generation of tabloid-TV stories than a full-scale revival of interest in the 1996 death of Boulder tot JonBenet Ramsey,…
Evan Hecox looks a little lost standing in the red-and-white-hued world of the Arvada South SuperTarget, amid aisle after aisle of Jimi Hendrix beach towels, seventeen-piece kitchen sets, Lean Cuisine ice cream flavors, cashmere turtlenecks, HD-ready LCD TVs, iPod Nanos and Captain Morgan board shorts. He’s looking for a lamp,…
“I guarantee you, if we don’t get our liquor licenses because of anything you write, not only will your fucking paper be sued, but you will be sued personally. Everything you own will be gone.” Thus began my strange trip into the many worlds of Scottie Ewing. The former professional…
There are A-list celebrities and Z-list celebrities — but the alphabet would have to be expanded to properly categorize Dustin Diamond, who made his name in the late ’80s and early ’90s playing Samuel “Screech” Powers on the time-capsule-ready teen series Saved by the Bell, then pretty much disappeared. But…
Mayor Hickenlooper, I believe I speak for all of Park Hill when I say bienvenue, bienvenidos and welkommen to the neighborhood. And while I understand full well that your reported move to the tree-filled east Denver nook that so lovingly reared me is not yet definite, I choose to ignore…
Last month, staffers at the Denver Post stumbled on a scoop. Brewski namesake and 2004 Republican senatorial candidate Pete Coors had been busted for driving under the influence in late May while motoring home from a wedding reception. Facts were pinned down, and the article was completed on July 13…
This Boy’s Life No holds barred: Jessica Centers, I just wanted to let you know that I’m glad you wrote your story on the Eric Reynolds situation (“Colorado Prison Blues,” August 10). Life is hard enough, and given all the obstacles Eric has had in his short life, my heart…
Mesa County Commissioner Janet Rowland, whom Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez just chose as his running mate, likely rues her decision to appear on a March edition of Colorado State of Mind, the weekly Channel 6 chat show hosted by Greg Dobbs (pictured). Had she passed, she wouldn’t be in…
Tonight is all about public process, with two major city-policy meetings both running from 6 to 8:30 p.m. So you’ll have to decide if you’re more interested in revamping the zoning code or choosing between light rail and streetcars for north Downing Street. (Or none of the above.) If you…
The August 14 edition of The Big Idea, a CNBC program starring ad agency loudmouth Donny Deutsch, contained a surprise with a local twist. Specifically, one segment was dominated by an investigative report by Channel 7 journo Tony Kovaleski about the laws governing the mortgage industry in these parts. According…
As noted in a recent Message column, Marc Holtzman’s June 22 decision to withdraw from Colorado’s gubernatorial race fell so far down the top-story roster on most Denver-area newscasts that many viewers probably missed it. Yet the nickname he coined for Republican nominee Bob Beauprez — “Both Ways Bob” –…
This week’s Message column concerns high-definition radio, and notes that a trio of stations owned by Clear Channel just introduced HD sister signals. But these aren’t the only offerings of their type in the market. Another three so-called high-def side channels were made available by CBS-owned properties a few weeks…
Ever since the announcement was made that the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News would be sharing the same building, at 101 West Colfax, journos have wondered how these longtime competitors would deal with such close quarters. Chumminess and collegiality? Icy looks and cold shoulders? Or something in between?…
“My best chance of clearing myself of the trouble you’re trying to make for me is by bringing in the murderers — all tied up. And my only chance of ever catching them and tying them up and bringing them in is by keeping away from you and the police,…
When private investigators make the nightly news in Colorado, it’s usually for the wrong reasons. Almost every local P.I. has a story about some other P.I. who’s given the racket a bad name. The trail of slime stretches back a generation, as long as the state has been without any…
