We’ve been covering a clemency bid by Nathan Dunlap, who killed four people at a Chuck E. Cheese in 1993; see our previous coverage below. Yesterday, we shared a letter to Governor John Hickenlooper by a woman who was scheduled to work at the restaurant on the fateful evening but…
Update: Earlier this morning, we told you about a pipe-bomb-like device found at Centaurus High School in Lafayette yesterday. It was successfully retrieved and detonated. We also noted that authorities were focusing on a male person of interest in the case. Now comes a report that a sixteen-year-old boy has…
Late last month, a court document suggested that the attorneys representing accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes wished to enter a not-guity-by-reason-of-insanity plea on his behalf. At a hearing today, the defense team formally did so in the case, which involves the murder of twelve people and the wounding of…
It’s not exactly news that the CU-Boulder football program is a mess. But the hiring of former San Jose State head coach Mike MacIntyre was supposed to be the first step on the road to recovery. Now, unfortunately, there’s more recovery necessary, thanks to starting quarterback Jordan Webb’s arrest over…
Update: We’ve been covering the switchblade murder of homeless, wheelchair-bound Francis Reade near an Aurora shopping complex; see our original items below. Now, however, info from a police report has surfaced that makes what was obviously a senseless act seem even more gruesome and horrible. The document quotes Shawn Lopez,…
There’s always debate about when police should engage in a car chase with suspects — and when doing so is simply too dangerous for everyone involved, including innocent bystanders. Against that backdrop, we offer the facts that have surfaced thus far about a rollover crash in Thornton that injured six…
Update: Another weekend murder victim has been identified by the Denver coroner’s office, this time in regard to a body found in a car parked at a 17th and Federal Denny’s. The victim was Antonio James Hill, age 41. Meanwhile, the person Denver police believe is responsible for Hill’s death…
The decision by attorneys for accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes to enter a not guilty by reason of insanity plea seems motivated mainly by an effort to avoid the death penalty. Those representing Nathan Dunlap, convicted of killing four people at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in 1993, are…
Update: The Denver coroner’s office has identified the woman shot to death in view of family members near 44th and Sherman as part of an apparent murder-suicide attempt. Her name was Maria Rodela, and she was 34 years old; she’s seen here in a photo from her Facebook page. She…
The mug shot of Colorado Rockies all-star Todd Helton taken after his arrest for DUI in February spoke volumes about the most humiliating moment of his career — an incident detailed in an arrest report on view below in its entirety. Now, however, with the Rockies’ season underway and going…
If it seems to you that the number of homicides in the metro area has gone up since the weather has improved, you’re right. There were three this weekend alone, including a fatal shooting at a Denny’s near 17th and Federal and a murder-attempted suicide outside a home at 44th…
Last week, we told you about the decision of the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office to name Miguel Angel Ita, fifteen, as the prosecutorial target in a fatal Lakewood stabbing and begin the procedure to try him as an adult. That process has changed, and not for the better in…
It’s a good indication that a month included some memorable mug shots if one of them features a guy (James Lohr) who’s shaved off his eyebrows and replaced them with tattoos of the words “HARD” and “LUCK.” But if this particular image stands out, plenty of others from our April…
Update: The tale of Felix Trujillo’s escape from Denver jail last month, and deputy Matthew Andrews’s alleged role in helping him do so, was already plenty weird. But it just got a whole lot stranger. Trujillo now says the escape plan came from Andrews, based on the mistaken notion that…
Update: Yesterday, Denver police announced, with a good deal of hoopla, that an arrest had been made in the March 31 vandalism of the Big Blue Bear at the Colorado Convention Center, during which the tourism symbol was splashed with green paint. Mere hours later, however, the Denver District Attorney’s…
Update: Earlier today, we questioned whether an alleged break in the case of an eight year old’s shooting yesterday evening was actually a case of premature tweeting; see our previous coverage below. Turns out it was: 9News, which had rushed out photos of a white Volvo in connection with news…
Update below: Are attorneys for accused theater shooter James Holmes considering entering a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, or NGRI, against Holmes’s will? A court document filed Monday hints as much. “As the Colorado Supreme Court recognized…a defendant’s own thoughts, desires and opinions about a plea may…
Update: Two people have been arrested in the April 24 shooting death of Charles Edward Harris; see our previous coverage below. The pair in custody are Daryl Thompson Sr. and Daryl Thompson Jr. They’re a father and son reportedly nicknamed Big Mad Dog and Little Mad Dog. The elder Thompson…
As the weather has warmed up, the number of homicides in the metro area has escalated in a disturbing way. We added three new posts to our Mile High Murder archive last week alone, and early Saturday morning, another homicide took place outside a Denny’s restaurant. The victim: Chris Haney,…
Last night, a man was loading groceries into his car after shopping at a King Soopers on the 15000 block of East Colfax in Aurora when he looked up to see something shocking. Nearby was a 67-year-old woman in a wheelchair who appeared to be hurt — and she was…
In the vast majority of cases — even serious cases — when juveniles are charged with crimes, prosecutors routinely decline to release their names. So it’s highly unusual that the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office is sharing the name of fifteen year old Miguel Angel Ita, who’s been charged in…
The Families of Homicide Victims and Missing Persons website draws attention to unsolved murders, and we tried to do likewise in three posts last year — in May, September and November. The ten crimes featured in this installment include two of the most famous unsolved crimes in Boulder history: the…
