Update: Last week, we told you about a fatal hit-and-run near 48th and Clarkson and the discovery of a truck thought to have led to a man’s death. Johnnie Duran, eighteen, subsequently surrendered in relation to the crime — and the victim has been revealed to be Duran’s uncle. Photos…
Back on May 19, we told you about a shooting at the Quality Inn near I-70 and Peoria. At the time of our original report, the cops weren’t confirming that the incident, which left one man dead, was a murder. Now, however, prosecutors have charged four men and one woman…
Of late, we’ve shared way too many reports about police officers accused of crimes, including Denver’s Tim Kelley, who’s facing child-porn charges — and another post on this theme is slated to publish later today. But if authorities in Pueblo are right, Gloria Suazo, 31, has made an even bolder…
No, this isn’t a human Etch A Sketch. It’s Justin Lamb, who was recently arrested for allegedly dragging a police officer from a car — and not, apparently, for the “FUCK COPS” tattoo on the back of his head. For obvious reasons, Lamb’s mug shot was one of May’s most…
Is it possible that 78-year-old William Macumber is both innocent of an Arizona double-murder for which he spent nearly four decades in prison and guilty of sexually abusing a Colorado child who’s also a member of his own family? That’s among the possibilities in a case that’s shocking on every…
Update: Our original post about the arrest of Sterling teens Brendan Johnson and Cassandra Rieb for allegedly murdering his grandparents, Charles and Shirley Severance, contained plenty of unsettling information; see our previous coverage below. But claims from a newly released arrest affidavit in the case are infinitely more shocking. Among…
Tim Kelley has worked on a number of high-profile cases during his nineteen years with the Denver Police Department, including the murder of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams on New Year’s Day 2007. Now, however, Kelley, 49, is receiving press coverage as an alleged perpetrator of crime, not a law…
Back in January 2013, we told you about the arrest of two Boulder police officers, Samuel Carter and Brent Curnow, on charges related to the shooting and killing of Big Boy, an elk beloved by members of the Mapleton neighborhood. Authorities suspected they bagged the elk as a trophy, then…
Update: Yesterday, we shared with you early reports about the arrest of Jack Elway, son of Broncos great John Elway, on charges related to domestic violence; see our previous coverage below. Now, the probable-cause statement naming Jack has been released — read it here in its entirety — and some…
Last October, we shared the unsettling story of Reba Doyle and Scott Liles, who were caught on video striking and shaking their baby. Now, Doyle has been sentenced to jail time and probation for the incident. Continue for the details and the clip, which — warning — some readers may…
Cold Crush is among the most acclaimed nightspots in Denver, earning write-ups in both our Backbeat and Cafe Society blogs, with the latter naming it the best new bar of 2013. No wonder it earned a Best of Denver award earlier this year. This morning, however, the attention focusing on…
Update: Earlier this week, we told you about the arrest of David Pineda on suspicion that he’d stabbed his wife to death; see our previous coverage below. The victim of this terrible crime has now been identified as Isabel Pineda, a professional housekeeper — and tonight at 8:30 p.m., her…
Two years ago, former Arapahoe County sheriff Pat Sullivan managed to chisel down a pack of squalid allegations involving methamphetamine, trading drugs for sex, exploiting a mentally challenged individual and even a sort-of admission of sex with minors into the world’s sweetest plea deal, copping to one felony and one…
Overnight, a man’s refusal to pay for a cab in Boulder turned into a hours-long SWAT team standoff in which he and a police officer were both injured. What happened? Here’s what we know thus far…
If you live in Arapahoe County, there is a .01 percent chance you will be called for jury selection in the case of accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes — odds far greater than winning the Colorado Powerball. Approximately 6,000 possible jurors will be summoned, the judge in the case…
Last August, we told you about the arrest of Matthew Burnett after a friend of his turned up dead. The initial speculation was that he’d killed the man after catching him with his wife. Now, Burnett has been sentenced in the slaying, as well as for possessing a slew of…
As you can tell by this photo, Gary Lee’s Motor Club & Grub boasts a rather large bar — which should indicate the sort of intoxicant in which the venue specializes. Nonetheless, Israel Perez, who’s racked up 48 charges, nineteen of them felonies, since 1993, allegedly chose this location to…
On May 17, 2009, The Latest Word launched the Mile High Murder archive. MHM recently marked its fifth anniversary — and while the homicide numbers are lower than they were last year, the total is nothing to celebrate. In year four of the archive, which encompassed the Aurora theater shooting,…
Update: Yesterday, we reported about Troubleshooter Tom Martino pleading guilty to disturbing the peace for a domestic incident involving his wife, Holly, last December; see our previous coverage below. After the piece was published, Martino conducted a wide-ranging interview with Westword, going into more detail than ever before about the…
Early Saturday morning, a spokesman for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says two gunmen invaded a home and kidnapped three people — a married couple and a male roommate. A subsequent car chase ended with a crash in Denver. At this writing, the suspects haven’t been captured or identified, and…
After more than thirty years of solitary confinement — including a quarter-century of good behavior, during which he committed no disciplinary infractions — convicted killer Thomas Silverstein still poses too great a threat to other inmates, staff or himself to be allowed to circulate in the general prison population, according…
Since December 2012, our Melanie Asmar has been reporting about efforts by attorneys representing accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes aimed at compelling Fox News reporter Jana Winter to reveal her sources regarding a story about a notebook Holmes allegedly sent to psychiatrist Lynne Fenton. Winter cited law-enforcement sources as…
