Update: Yesterday, we told you about the arrest of Thomas Laperch after an arson call turned into a homicide investigation; see our previous coverage below. Now, the victim in the incident has been identified as William Burchett, a 54-year-old musician best known for his work with a local band called…
Last week, we updated you on the investigation into the murder of Nancy Pfister, a socialite whose body was discovered in a closet of her tony Aspen home; see our previous coverage below. Retired Denver-area doctor William Styler and his wife Nancy had previously been arrested in relation to the…
It started as a missing persons case. But well over a month later, Lafayette resident Nate Tallman’s body was discovered a long way from home — outside Lusk, a town in Wyoming. Now, two men — Russell Britton, 58, and Moises Mendez, 26 — have been arrested in connection with…
It’s one of the most shocking crimes in the Denver music community over the past decade — the slaying of 21-year-old Kurt Levias during a melee outside a Bluebird Theater hip-hop show in 2004. Now, finally, an arrest has been made in the case: George Allen IV, who reportedly went…
In its coverage of Sandy Nguen, who allegedly scammed $25,000 from friends and neighbors by pretending her son had cancer, 7News describes the alleged crime as “unbelievable.” In truth, however, it’s all too easy to believe someone would perpetrate such a hoax — since it’s happened several times in Colorado…
Attorneys for Aurora theater shooter James Holmes have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to compel Fox News reporter Jana Winter to reveal her sources in court. Specifically, they’re asking the high court to overturn a New York appeals court ruling that Winter, who is based in New York, is…
Martin Espinoza has been formally charged with 55 counts in relation to a giant condominium fire in Adams County that forced hundreds of people out of their homes. But in a sprawling post shared on his Facebook page, Espinoza, twenty, claims his innocence, complains about being singled out as a…
Yesterday, we recapped the wild, hour-long chase that resulted in the arrest of Ryan Stone, who’d stolen a car with a four-year-old inside. Given that a number of cars were struck during the pursuit, and a state trooper was seriously injured, should authorities have backed off, especially after the child…
At first, Alejandra Cardona Lamas couldn’t have imagined that a single good thing would come out of July 20, 2012. She was among the hundreds of fans gathered for the midnight screening of The Dark Night Rises at the Century 16 multiplex in Aurora. And she was there for the…
This morning’s news cycle was dominated by an event that many Coloradans watched live — a police chase after a car-jacking suspect who’d raced away from a Longmont gas station in a stolen vehicle with a four-year-old boy inside. Fortunately, the conclusion of the story is relatively happy for most…
We haven’t personally gotten a whiff of a couple being sought by Lakewood police. But either they are obsessed with smelling nice or they stink so badly that they need some powerful stuff to cover up the aroma. Twice in recent weeks, the pair tried ripping off fragrances from area…
Every parent knows how difficult it can be to find a babysitter — and when one isn’t available, moms and dads are often put in the position of bringing a child with them even when the situation isn’t ideal. If the folks at the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office are right,…
Last week, after battling for more than a decade to execute Edward Montour Jr. for the 2002 murder of guard Eric Autobee at the Limon prison, prosecutors abruptly caved on the second day of his trial, agreeing to a deal that will keep Montour in prison for life without parole…
Aspen is still reeling from the murder of Nancy Pfister, a member of a famous local family and a familiar face in the community’s social scene. And equally shocking is the unlikely couple charged with the crime: Longtime Denver doctor William Styler and his wife, Nancy. The Stylers’ arrest hardly…
Update: Earlier today, we shared early information about a triple homicide in Canon City; see our previous coverage below. The more details that emerge, the more horrific the story becomes. The victims in the case were reportedly a woman and her two children — and the suspect in custody, Jaacob…
Lately, the metro area has been the setting of several high-profile hit-and-runs, with suspects including an elderly man and an alleged street racer. The latest incident is a study in contrasts. A man was struck by two drivers: one who stuck around, the other — eighteen-year-old Eliu Jiminez — who…
The Loveland Police Department is on the lookout for a man suspected of stealing an iPad and then taking a selfie that wound up on the iCloud account of the business from which it was snapped. Seems like an open-and-shut case? Well, it’s only been a few weeks since what…
After twelve years of trying to put Edward Montour Jr. to death for the murder of a Limon prison guard, it took only a few minutes late yesterday afternoon to sentence him to life without parole, after prosecutors grumblingly agreed to a plea deal that they said would provide only…
Update: Yesterday morning, we noted that three of the four inmates who’d escaped from Otero County Jail earlier in the week, but not Angel Castrejon, who’d gotten away from the same facility last year and remained at large for months. He wasn’t as fortunate the second time around. Castrojon has…
In November 2012, we told you about the arrest of William Costello, a successful real estate broker with powerful political ties, on accusations of serial rape — and the next month, he was linked to two more sex assaults. This week, prosecutors finally began laying out their case against Costello,…
Ashleigh Padilla’s Facebook page is loaded with gorgeous selfies that show her keeping up with the latest fashion trends — and recent purchases at stores such as Ulta, Victoria’s Secret and Macy’s no doubt gave her a big assist in this respect. Problem is, the Denver police believe she made…
Alan Prendergast has been reporting about Edward Montour, a prison murderer the 18th Judicial District DA’s office now headed by George Brauchler has targeted with the death penalty — a controversial effort further complicated by a changed finding in the case that landed Montour behind bars in the first place…
