Five years after an Arapahoe County jury decided that that he should be executed for murder, transcripts and other records in the case of Sir Mario Owens remain sealed under a court order that prohibits journalists, death penalty activists or even the defendant’s family from viewing them — an unprecedented…
We’ve all heard (or experienced) stories about people who return home to find their spouse in bed with a stranger. But what if the naked person in the arms of an unknown guy is your grandmother? That’s what happened in the case of an 81-year-old victim’s granddaughter. And the circumstances…
Aurora Police Department Chief Dan Oates didn’t mince words when it came to the characterizing the decision to toss out DNA evidence in 48 sexual assault cases from 2009 — including one cold case that had just scored a database match. “Occasionally in policing, organizations screw up,” he said at…
When we think of murder-suicides, we typically imagine grisly scenes in which the killer takes his or her own life immediately after gunning down victims. But that wasn’t the case in the double homicide that took place in the El Paso County town of Peyton, east of Colorado Springs. Yes,…
The mental health evaluator who will examine Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes pursuant to Holmes’s plea of not guilty by reason of insanity earlier this month has been granted the time extension he requested; the deadline for the evaluation has been pushed back from July 31 to September 16…
Eighteen-year-old Logan Potter was a multi-sport athlete at Simla High School, located in a bucolic Elbert County town whose population was estimated at 728 circa 2007. But he particularly excelled at wrestling. If local authorities are correct, however, these skills weren’t necessary when it came to pinning a fifteen-year-old girl,…
This month, the FBI released a report with the laborious title “Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report, January-December, 2012” — and the long name is appropriate, since it contains a staggering amount of data about all reporting U.S. cities with a population of 100,000 or greater. For Colorado, that means ten…
At least in the beginning, an incident that took place this past Saturday night qualified as attempted murder. Now, the adjective can be removed due to an unfortunate new development. The death of one man hit in a triple shooting near 12th and Albion in Denver was announced late last…
Update:Last week, we told you about the arrest of Spencer Crawford, the nineteen year old seen to the right, after a fatal stabbing at an overnight camping party near Nederland. See our previous coverage below. Since then, the name of the victim — Angus Gaudin, seventeen — has been made…
Update: Two high-profile crimes have taken place at metro-area light rail stations in recent days. And while three suspects who stabbed and pepper sprayed a Lakewood couple that walked away after being asked for a cigarette remain at large right now, four out of five teens suspected of robbing a…
Update: Earlier this week, we recounted a sad story about the passing of David Hernandez, who’d lingered in a coma for days after being struck while riding his bicycle before finally succumbing to his catastrophic injuries. As for the person who struck Hernandez, he hit and ran; see our previous…
Just yesterday, we told you about an armed robbery at an Arapahoe County light-rail station — and suggested that the five wanted suspects (to see their photos, click here) chose a stupid location for a crime, given all the cameras at such facilities. Now, however, we’ve learned about an attack…
Update: Photos of all those charged and the complete indictment follow our original post below: Later today, the Colorado Attorney General’s office will formally release a 71-count indictment targeting businessman Conley Hoskins and eleven others with defrauding investors who wanted to cash in on the state’s booming medical marijuana industry…
How much meth could someone buy with $92,000? A shitload, presumably. And that’s how much cash-value merchandise — mostly, but not exclusively, cars — a five-person crew led by Steven Taylor is said to swiped, with proceeds allegedly used to buy or trade for a certain kind of crystal. Look…
Attorney Rob Corry is frequently quoted in this space due to his role as one of the area’s most active and outspoken advocates for marijuana-law reform. His appearance today is about a far-less flattering matter — his arrest last week on misdemeanor charges related to his interactions with the owner…
Prior to last year, Rodney Bretches was an award-winning nineteen-year veteran of the Loveland Police Department with a virtually spotless record. But his career went to hell after he posted a surreptitious video of a woman showering nude — an error in judgment that revealed his possession of child pornography…
The decision earlier this month of 18th Judicial District Judge Carlos Samour allowing accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes to plead not guilty by reason of insanity keeps the case moving forward — and it’s sure to be one of the most massive prosecutions in the State of Colorado’s history…
Custody fights among estranged couples are all too common. But few are as extreme as the one involving Monty Turner, who’s accused of kidnapping his three-year-old son, Luke, and fleeing with him to Canada. Luke was eventually found and reunited with his mother, Brandy. Now, authorities are throwing a whole…
A well-known figure in the Aspen area, Peter Nardi previously ran an eatery named for him and is currently the day manager and bartender at a local restaurant. But these days, he’s making news well outside the foodie realm. Nardi’s been accused of a sex assault involving a woman with…
The camera pans slowly, lovingly over every gorgeous curve and line — lingering here and there to appreciate the beauty of the video star’s frame. Bicycle frame, that is. The aforementioned footage of a pricey Cannondale Scalpel (see it below) is flat-out porn for bike lovers. But it also provided…
The year began with Manuel Rodriguez being strapped into a restraint chair. It ended with Rodriguez back in the chair. At Colorado’s state supermax prison, inmates get into confrontations with guards — over food, hygiene, privileges, a refusal to “cuff up” or whatever — out of boredom, mental illness or…
We don’t reveal our Schmuck of the Week until Fridays — and there’s no denying that 29-year-old Christopher Snow would have made a great candidate for this sought-after honor. But we just couldn’t wait to tell you about Snow’s bold leap into the ranks of dopey criminals, via an alleged…
