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• Arias to face sentencing today

  May 20, 2013 4:28 AM

  Jodi Arias is expected to take the stand today in Arizona during the sentencing phase of her trial. Jurors will try to decide whether Arias should live or die for the murder of Travis Alexander. Arias was convicted of first degree murder last week. more »

• Three arrested in Widefield murder case

  May 18, 2013 2:52 PM

  Three people have been arrested in connection to the murder of 47-year-old Miguel Barajas of Widefield, including the victim's wife and daughter. Barajas was found dead in his home on February 13, 2013, after his daughter called 9-11 to report she had arrived at the house in the 100 block... more »

• Person of interest in Clements murder, James Lohr, appears before judge

  April 18, 2013 12:02 PM

  Suspect and 211 crew member James Lohr was in court for a first appearance Thursday morning. Lohr was arrested by Colorado Springs Police on April 5th on several warrants out of Las Animas County. Police say he is a person of interest in connection with the murder of Colorado Department... more »

• Murder suspect shoots Miss. cop inside police HQ

  April 5, 2013 1:14 AM

  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Police have identified the murder suspect who authorities say fatally shot a Jackson, Miss., police detective at the department's headquarters and who himself was killed. The Jackson Police Department said Det. Eric Smith was questioning 23-year-old Jeremy Powell in an interview room late Thursday afternoon when... more »

• Vegas murder suspect brags online about fast life

  February 27, 2013 3:58 PM

  LAS VEGAS (AP) - Social media posts from Las Vegas triple murder suspect Ammar Harris' depict a money-hungry womanizer with a bent for violence. Twitter postings cited by the Las Vegas Review-Journal and a YouTube video distributed by police fill in details about the 26-year-old wanted for the Thursday deaths... more »

• New details released in Valentine's Day murder of soldier

  February 20, 2013 7:53 PM

  New details have been released in the Valentine's Day murder of 28-year-old Kimberly Walker, a soldier from Fort Riley, Kansas. Walker was found dead at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Colorado Springs last week after police responded to a welfare check. The arrest affidavit states that Montrell Mayo, a Fort... more »

• New details released in Valentine's Day murder of soldier

  February 20, 2013 7:53 PM

  New details have been released in the Valentine's Day murder of 28-year-old Kimberly Walker, a soldier from Fort Riley, Kansas. Walker was found dead at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Colorado Springs last week after police responded to a welfare check. The arrest affidavit states that Montrell Mayo, a Fort... more »

• Brighton suspect now also charged with sex assault before murder

  December 28, 2012 11:12 PM

  BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) - A man accused of killing his girlfriend's 14-year-old sister in Commerce City also is accused of sexual assault. Prosecutors said Friday that 24-year-old Ezequiel Padilla-Villalobos of Chihuahua, Mexico, is being charged with first-degree murder and five counts of sexual assault. A police affidavit in the case... more »

• Man convicted after body found in trunk

  December 12, 2012 11:19 PM

  CENTENNIAL, Colo - A man who drove to the Arapahoe County Jail with a body in the trunk of his car has been convicted by a jury of first-degree murder. Forty-two-year-old Robert Leroy Johnson faces life in prison in the October 2010 death of Thomas Francis Datema. District Attorney spokeswoman... more »

• Calhan man sentenced to 22 years

  November 26, 2012 8:34 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - A Calhan man who was convicted of being the trigger man in shooting death last October was sentenced Monday to 22 years in prison. Mark Manyik, 55, was found guilty of second degree murder, aggravated robbery and tampering with evidence in connection with the slaying of Robert... more »

• 19 bodies found in northern Mexico border state

  November 25, 2012 12:52 PM

  CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) - Authorities in Mexico's northern border state of Chihuahua say they have found 11 long-dead people in a mass grave and another eight who were apparently tortured and killed in recent days. The state prosecutor's office for missing people says 11 male bodies were found in... more »

• Jefferson County jurors deliberate in 2003 murder case

  November 17, 2012 8:00 AM

  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Jefferson County jurors in the trial of a man accused of hanging his estranged wife in 2003 will have to weigh key testimony from his twin. Daniel DeWild is charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy in the death of Heather DeWild, who disappeared just before the... more »

• Man given life in prison for 1994 slaying

  October 22, 2012 7:15 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Jurors in Boulder have convicted a Summit County man of first-degree murder in the death of a city employee in 1994. The Daily Camera reports a judge sentenced Michael Clark to life in prison after the verdict was read Monday. He was accused of killing Marty... more »

• Suspect charged in unsolved murder case

  September 21, 2012 12:54 AM

  Police may be closing the books on a gruesome murder left unsolved since April, when a man was found shot to death in a blood-soaked S-U-V. Investigators found no motive and no suspects until now. Carlos Ford was charged with first-degree murder on Thursday for the killing of 28-year-old... more »

• Colorado murder suspect arrested in Arizona

  September 12, 2012 3:59 PM

  SAN LUIS, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities say a man wanted in connection with a homicide in Colorado has been arrested in southern Arizona. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers say 35-year-old Consuelo Zavala was selected for additional questioning Tuesday when he attempted to enter Arizona through a pedestrian lane at... more »

• Prosecution: Holmes made threats before rampage

  August 23, 2012 7:03 PM

  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - Prosecutors say the man accused in the Aurora movie theater mass shooting made threats and was banned from the University of Colorado, Denver after failing a key exam six weeks before the rampage. They made the claims about James Holmes in court Thursday in an attempt... more »

• Two wanted for attempted 1st degree murder

  August 17, 2012 7:30 PM

  Colorado Springs police are asking for your help in locating two people wanted for attempted first degree murder. Police say Timothy Key a.k.a "psych" and Montinique Dejon a.k.a "T YACC" shot at a man on the 4000 block of Airport Road around 3 p.m. today. Officers say there... more »

• Peterson trial could end today in mistrial

  August 2, 2012 6:05 AM

  CHICAGO (AP) - A judge will decide whether to put an end to a former suburban Chicago police sergeant's murder trial just days after it began. Thursday's expected ruling on a defense motion for a mistrial follows several blunders by prosecutors seeking to prove Drew Peterson killed his third wife,... more »

• Florida man charged with attempted murder after 24 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit

  July 31, 2012 11:23 AM

  A Florida man who was paid $1.25 million for being wrongly convicted of rape has been charged with attempted murder. Alan Jerome Crotzer is accused of shooting into a car Sunday in Tallahassee. Authorities say he wounded Antoine Davis in his arm and leg. Davis told police Crotzer threatened him... more »

• Jurors to hear openings in Peterson trial

  July 31, 2012 6:59 AM

  CHICAGO (AP) - The saga of Drew Peterson and his ill-fated wives has drawn a lot of attention outside the courtroom. Now, the case finally goes to trial. Opening statements are Tuesday in Joliet, followed by testimony from the first witnesses. The former suburban Chicago police officer's day in court... more »

• Family speaks out about man killed with his own prosthetic leg

  July 7, 2012 7:05 PM

  The family of a Pueblo man killed last week is speaking out about his life. His daughter, Melanie Lujan, tells us Michael Richards was not homeless. He actually lived with her and his grandchildren for 18 years. She adds he was a loved father and grandfather who was also a... more »

• Ex-Indian Army officer kills family, self in Calif

  June 10, 2012 1:32 AM

  [SELMA, Calif. (AP) - A former Indian Army officer wanted in a 1996 killing in the disputed Kashmir region has killed his wife and two of their children in their California home before apparently taking his own life. Authorities say Avtar Singh called Selma police at around 6:15 a.m. and... more »

• Murder charges to be filed 15 years after woman goes missing

  May 27, 2012 10:08 AM

  AURORA, Colo. (AP) - A man serving a 48-year prison sentence for the death of his 2-year-old son now faces a murder charge stemming from the disappearance of his wife. The Aurora Sentinel reports 41-year-old Michael Jim Medina is expected to appear in court this week for the presumed death... more »

• Murder-suicide takes two lives, leaves 3 sons behind: Grandmother now speaks on domestic violence Play Video

  May 9, 2012 12:29 AM

  Her daughter was murdered my her son-in-law, who then took his own life: the tragedy left behind three young boys who witnessed it all. Their grandmother is now speaking out about the dangers of domestic violence and the scars it leaves behind when it goes unaddressed. Brenda Buckler is asking... more »

• Locals rally against death penalty after man's exoneration

  May 7, 2012 1:00 AM

  Imagine spending 17 years in prison for a crime you didn't commit; that's Robert Dewey's reality. He's now a free man thanks to DNA testing but he's reentering a world much different than the one he left, and his case is bringing another issue to light: the death penalty. ... more »

• Texas man's execution halted for now

  May 2, 2012 9:45 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A federal appeals court says it won't overturn a district judge's reprieve for a Texas man convicted of killing a neighbor and stealing his motorcycle while on parole for rape. The decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals means condemned inmate Anthony Bartee won't... more »

• Wilkerson found guilty of murder

  April 17, 2012 1:06 PM

  Aaron Wilkerson, 27, has been found guilty of first degree murder after a jury trial. The charge stems from the December 2009 killing of Robert Piserchio, 50. A jury also found Wilkerson guilty of first degree burglary, robbery with the intent to kill or wound, arson, and being an... more »

• Whitey Bulger's girlfriend takes guilty plea

  March 14, 2012 7:34 AM

  BOSTON (AP) - The longtime girlfriend of reputed Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger is expected to plead guilty to charges she helped Bulger evade capture during 16 years on the run. In a deal with prosecutors, Catherine Greig will plead guilty Wednesday to charges of conspiracy to harbor a... more »

• Jury to decide if deadly stomping at Supermax was planned

  March 8, 2012 7:55 AM

  Federal prosecutors now say an inmate at the Supermax federal prison, planned the deadly stomping of a fellow prisoner in 2005. The prison is off Highway 50, in Florence. But defense attorneys say Dominic Stewart unexpectedly killed of Gregory Joiner in the heat of passion. According to the... more »

• Advocates head to Montrose after murder-suicide

  March 7, 2012 6:32 AM

  MONTROSE, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado advocacy group is headed to Montrose following a murder-suicide in which a man shot and killed his estranged wife's girlfriend before turning the gun on himself. The Colorado Anti-Violence Program works to prevent violence within and against the gay community. Members plan to visit... more »

• Calif. doctor accused of murder in drug overdoses

  March 1, 2012 5:36 PM

  AP Special Correspondent (AP) - A California doctor under investigation for overprescribing drugs has been charged with murder in the deaths of three of her patients. Dr. Hsui-Ying "Lisa" Tseng was arrested Thursday after a lengthy probe which involved undercover work by drug enforcement agents who posed as patients to... more »

• Woman convicted in Piserchio death

  February 24, 2012 12:20 PM

  PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - Jurors have convicted a woman in the death of a Pueblo County man who was stabbed and set on fire in what authorities say was a robbery that went bad. The Pueblo Chieftain reports a jury convicted Acacia Lyndarr on Thursday of felony murder and second-degree... more »

• Teen sentenced to 40 years in Pueblo West killing

  January 27, 2012 5:15 PM

  Torey Kuznicki was sentenced to 40 years in prison this afternoon in death of Michael Hopkins of Pueblo West in June of 2010. Hopkins was shot in his home during a middle-of-the-night burglary. Kuznicki was 16 at the time. Kuznicki pleaded guilty to 2nd degree murder. The forty... more »

• Judge criticizes detectives, denies motion to dismiss Play Video

  January 24, 2012 5:40 PM

  The father of a girl who's body was found buried in the crawlspace of a home in Monument will stand trial next week for her murder. Last week, defense attorneys representing Hanif Sims filed a motion to dismiss the case after the court determined that the two lead detectives... more »

• Judge considers dismissing murder case

  January 19, 2012 10:09 PM

  Defense attorneys want a judge to throw out the murder case against a former Monument man accused of killing his daughter on the grounds that detectives in the case lied about a confession. Hanif Sims and his former girlfriend Monique Lynch were arrested at a motel in Henderson, Nevada... more »

• Update: Kidnapping / murder arrests Play Video

  January 19, 2012 8:34 PM

  Both a Colorado Springs man and a pueblo man behind bars tonight suspected of murdering Pueblo resident Jeremy Naranjo. The 21 year olds body was found dumped in a Colorado Springs neighborhood near the 5900 block of Rim Ridge Court on January 9th. His hands and legs were bound... more »

• Breaking News: Murder/kidnapping arrests made

  January 19, 2012 7:16 PM

  We have just received confirmation that there have been arrests in the kidnapping and murder of Pueblo resident Jeremy Naranjo. 44 Alfredo Velasquez of Pueblo and 26 year old Xavier Rubalcalba-Lopez aka Alan Rocha Armijo are both facing charges of 1st degree murder. We'll have more in a live report... more »

• Van der Sloot pleads guilty to Peru killing

  January 11, 2012 1:43 PM

  LIMA, Peru (AP) - Joran van der Sloot will be sentenced on Friday, after pleading guilty today to the murder in 2010 of a Peruvian woman he had met at a casino in Lima. The murder took place exactly five years, to the day, after the disappearance of American... more »

• Possible murder on Queen's Estate

  January 3, 2012 8:38 AM

  LONDON (AP) - British police say they are treating the discovery of a body on the queen's Sandringham estate as murder. Detective Chief Inspector Jes Fry said Tuesday that authorities are examining cases around the country to see if they are linked to the woman's body found on the estate... more »

• "Nutcracker" used in attempted murder of businessman

  December 23, 2011 3:10 PM

  A man armed with a nutcracker allegedly tried to kill Pueblo real estate developer Louie Carleo on Tuesday. According to an arrest affidavit the suspect, Michael T. Singleton "vigorously opened and closed the nutcracker device three times." However this was no ordinary nutcracker. Pueblo police say it was rigged into... more »

• 2011 homicides tie record high Play Video

  November 30, 2011 12:19 AM

  In just about 11 months there have been 28 homicides in Colorado Springs. "That matches our highest homicide year, which was 2007." explains Colorado Springs Police Spokeswoman Barbara Miller. Why the number is so high, police may never find out. But what we found out when we looked at... more »

• City ties homicide record

  November 29, 2011 7:32 PM

  Two more homicides over the weekend have raised the number of homicides in the City of Colorado Springs to 28. That ties a record for the city set back in 2007. Tonight we're speaking with police to learn more about this disturbing trend. more »

• 21 year old arrested for murder of 87 year old Play Video

  November 25, 2011 11:16 PM

  A 21 year old Colorado Springs man is behind bars tonight, accused of the murder of a 87 year old woman. It started Wednesday morning when a burned body was found in a vehicle near Lower Gold Camp Road along a dirt road known as Captain Jack's Trail Head.... more »

• Fort Collins murder case reopened

  October 31, 2011 8:48 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - A Fort Collins police detective accused of lying in a murder trial that resulted in the conviction of an innocent man is due in court for a hearing on perjury charges. The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports that Lt. Jim Broderick has a hearing on... more »

• Two arrested in Calhan shooting Play Video

  October 25, 2011 12:14 AM

  Two Calhan residents are behind bars facing first degree murder a conspiracy to commit murder charges for what investigators say is a love triangle that turned deadly. It began with a bizarre shooting Saturday night in Calhan that left 55 year old Robert Miles dead. Originally the call came in... more »

• Man serving life in slaying gets new, 48-year term

  October 22, 2011 1:43 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado man already sentenced to life without parole for the murder a 19-year-old woman has been sentenced to an additional 48 years for a brutal attacking on another woman. The Fort Collins Coloradan reports Travis Forbes was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to... more »

• Man faces attempted murder for stabbing

  October 22, 2011 8:31 AM

  Colorado Springs Police say a man is facing an attempted murder charge, after an attack with a kitchen knife. It happened last night around 10 p.m. on Meadowlark Lane. A man told police he was helping some friends with their son, who, they say was drunk. But... more »

• Affidavit: Saldivar shot it out with victim

  October 20, 2011 11:09 PM

  41 year old Roy Saldivar was caught near the intersection of Nevada and Boulder on October 5th. On the run for 2 weeks, he was wanted for the September 22nd murder of James Frias in front of a Dairy Queen on Tremont. Newly released court documents show this was no... more »

• Second person arrested in connection with strangling death of former Colorado Springs woman

  October 15, 2011 9:17 AM

  A second arrest has been made in connection with the strangling death of a former Colorado Springs woman. Kendrick Lebontra Haper of Gulfport is charged as accessory. He's being held in a Mississippi jail. Pamela Santiago was strangled in her Mississippi Gulf Coast home; her body was dumped in... more »

• Man hides murder with fake emails

  September 28, 2011 5:41 AM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - An Orange County man is due to be arraigned on charges he murdered his business partner for financial gain then pretended the dead man was still alive and sending emails while on vacation in Africa. Edward Younghoon Shin is charged with murdering Christopher Ryan Smith... more »

• A jury is selected and opening statements have begun

  September 22, 2011 6:36 PM

  The 4th Judicial District has begun opening statements in the trial of George Peters on the charge of First Degree Murder and Child Abuse-Knowingly and Recklessly Causing Death. The case began in Feb 2010 when a child was taken to a local hospital's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit where the child... more »

• AG seeks author's notes in old Neb. murder case

  August 28, 2011 3:17 PM

  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska attorney general has subpoenaed the notes and other materials gathered by a Colorado man who penned a book about a 1995 killing. The Lincoln Journal Star reports the request was sent last week to David Strauss, of Arvada, Co. His 2010 book, "Barbarous... more »

• Update: AutoZone shooting suspect arrested

  August 24, 2011 11:22 PM

  We're uncovering new information in a deadly shooting at an AutoZone last month in Colorado Springs. Police have made yet another arrest. On Tuesday, CSPD obtained an arrest warrant for Frani Olivas. As of Wednesday night she's behind bars. The 48 year old was taken in to custody Wednesday... more »

• Friends and Family gather around surviving shooting victim

  August 20, 2011 6:21 PM

  Colorado Springs Police continue their investigation to find the cause of a deadly shooting Friday afternoon. At around 5:30 Friday officers were dispatched to the 300 Block of East Las Vegas. When the arrived the found one man laying dead outside of a home and when they entered the home... more »

• Arrest made in 2006 murder case from Montrose

  August 18, 2011 1:46 PM

  The office of the Colorado Attorney General, John Suthers made an announcement today that the work of the office's Foreign Prosecutions Unit has resulted in the arrest of Miguel Godinez, Gilberto Godinez, and Luis Partida in Nayarit, Mexico in connection with the 2006 murder of 25-year-old Marco Antonio Vargas-Salvador in... more »

• Missouri murder suspect caught in Buena Vista

  August 18, 2011 12:44 PM

  A man on the run from police in Cabool Missouri turns up in Buena Vista, Colorado and is taken into custody on suspicion of murder. The Cabool Police Department learned early Wednesday evening that Daniel Chapman who was charged with killing his wife is now in custody here in Colorado.... more »

• 3 to be tried in Mexico for Colorado slaying

  August 17, 2011 8:20 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Mexican authorities arrested three men suspected in a 2006 slaying outside a Colorado bar. Colorado Attorney General John Suthers' office said Wednesday that the men are Mexican nationals and will be prosecuted in their country. They are suspects in the shooting death of Marco Vargas-Salvador, who was... more »

• CO Supreme Court won't review 2006 homicide case

  August 15, 2011 7:38 PM

  LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - The Colorado Supreme Court will not review a Boulder County judge's ruling dismissing a second-degree murder charge against a man who was arrested in an unsolved homicide from 2006. The Supreme Court decided Monday it would not review the decision last year from a Boulder... more »

• Judge to review murder suspect's police interviews

  August 13, 2011 12:54 PM

  PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - A Pueblo woman facing murder charges in the 2009 case of a man stabbed and set on fire has won a judge's review of her police interviews after her lawyers argued she was on methamphetamine and did not voluntarily waive her rights. Attorneys for 32-year-old... more »

• Man goes on trial in 1967 death of Ohio schoolgirl

  August 11, 2011 1:42 PM

  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Prosecutors in Ohio say DNA evidence collected four decades ago links a man to the 1967 killing of a 14-year-old girl. Testimony began Thursday in the murder trial of 75-year-old Robert Bowman. Investigators think he kept the girl captive in his basement for as long... more »

• Pueblo woman gets 20 years for killing husband

  August 6, 2011 2:52 PM

  PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - A Pueblo woman who admitted killing her husband in 2009 and burying his body in a shallow grave has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Twenty-six-year-old Sonia Mitchell told the court during her sentencing hearing that she endured years of physical and emotional abuse.... more »

• Fugitive biker gang member arrested in Colorado

  August 4, 2011 2:30 PM

  AURORA, Colo. (AP) - U.S. Marshals have arrested a fugitive motorcycle gang member who's accused of plotting to kill rival gang members in Denver and in Illinois. The Denver Post reports that agents arrested Marshal "Big Bo" Fry in the Denver suburb of Aurora on Tuesday. A federal... more »

• Teen remembered as light hearted, loving

  August 4, 2011 12:40 AM

  Hundreds came together at Trinity of the Nazarene Church to remember 16 year old Austin Howse. He and two of his friends were killed a week ago, shot in this neighborhood near "We can't imagine that cutting somebody off results in 3 young people being murdered." said El Paso County... more »

• Anthony's attorney says she'll be in danger if forced to come back to surface in Florida

  August 3, 2011 8:20 AM

  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Casey Anthony's lawyer says she would be in danger and need security if she has to return to Florida under a judge's order in a check fraud case. Jose Baez told NBC's "Today" show Wednesday that bringing Anthony back to Florida from an undisclosed location... more »

• Murder suspects in court

  August 2, 2011 9:53 PM

  After a near week long man hunt and a police chase on Monday, Ernest Schmidt and Dawn Morgan faced a judge Monday morning Schmidt is the prime suspect in last Wednesday's robbery at an east side Auto Zone that left one man dead and another in the hospital. ... more »

• Murder suspect caught

  August 1, 2011 11:31 PM

  The man suspected of gunning down and killing one man and shooting another during an attempted robbery last week at a eastside Colorado Springs Auto Zone is now off the streets. "Earlier today our investigators and patrol officers caught up to Ernest Schmidt, otherwise known as Edward Coffey." explains Sgt.... more »

• Update: Murder suspect found dead

  July 30, 2011 6:41 PM

  After a 4 hour standoff, Colorado Springs Police has confirmed that the man they believe to be 24 year old Michael Arangio has been found dead. Police tell us he died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Arrangio was wanted in connection with a shooting that left 3 dead... more »

• Update: Murder suspect standoff

  July 30, 2011 5:02 PM

  Colorado Springs Police have confirmed to us that 24 year old Michael Arangio is still held up in an apartment near the intersection of Rockhurst and Collegiate. Just moments ago, police tear gassed the apartment but Arangio still has not surrendered yet. He has told police he will not... more »

• Murder suspect holed up in community center with friend

  July 30, 2011 4:31 PM

  Murder suspect Michael Arangio has been located in a clubhouse of an aparment complex at 4645 Wislor Point where he an an unidentified friend have barricaded themselves in the building. Police with the help of Arangio's parents have attempted to negotiate a peaceful end to a stand-off. Colorado Springs... more »

• Colorado Springs Police surround apartment complex

  July 30, 2011 2:46 PM

  Colorado Springs Police have responded to a call of a sighting of Michael Arangio, the suspect identified in the triple slaying of three teens on Mira Loma Cir. Police received a call stating that Arangio was hold up in a building near Rockhurst Blvd. Police have bocked several streets... more »

• Murder case from 1957 reopened

  July 13, 2011 6:30 AM

  SYCAMORE, Ill. (AP) - Cold-case experts say they rarely see arrests in murders that date back so many years. Authorities in Illinois are hoping to build a case against a former Washington state police officer in the 1957 slaying of a 7-year-old girl in the northern Illinois farming community... more »

• Motorcycle gang members face murder, drug charges

  July 12, 2011 5:49 PM

  ST. LOUIS (AP) - Eighteen members of a motorcycle gang known as Wheels of Soul face a federal indictment on charges ranging from racketeering to kidnapping to murder, including for fatal shootings in three different states. The indictment handed up June 9 was unsealed Tuesday in U.S. District Court... more »

• Update: Hackamore shooting

  July 12, 2011 12:46 PM

  Our crews just returned from the deadly shooting at 4907 Hackamore Drive South. Police aren't releasing much information but neighbors tell us they heard two men arguing just before they heard gun shots around 12:30 this morning. We'll have more with witnesses on News First 5 at noon. more »

• Update: Warren Drive murder arrests

  July 10, 2011 7:15 PM

  Two men are behind bars after police say they brutally gunned down another man in Southwest Colorado Springs. Police have arrested 23 year old Rodrigo Rubio of Phoenix, AZ and 62 year old Michael Berkowitz of Colorado Springs and charged them with the murder of 27 year old Matthew... more »

• Two arrested in connection with murder

  July 10, 2011 2:08 PM

  Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with a murder in Southwestern Colorado Springs. 23 year old Rodrigo Rubio of Phoenix, AZ and 62 year old Michael Berkowitz of Colorado Springs have been charged with 27 year old Matthew Moore's murder. Police say on June 30th,... more »

• Bulger to return to federal court today on 19 murder charges

  July 6, 2011 6:45 AM

  BOSTON (AP) - Former reputed mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger, who escaped prosecution for 16 years until he was captured last month in California, is set to return to federal court in Boston to enter a plea on 19 murder charges. Bulger is to be arraigned before U.S. Magistrate... more »

• Anthony defense: Prosecution evidence a fantasy

  July 3, 2011 2:59 PM

  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Casey Anthony's attorney resumed his closing arguments by ridiculing the prosecution's forensic evidence as a "fantasy." Jose Baez told the Florida jurors after their lunch break that prosecutors are hoping the emotional 2008 death of Anthony's 2-year-old daughter Caylee will cause them to see stains... more »

• Masters officially exonerated

  June 29, 2011 5:17 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado Attorney General John Suthers says a man whose murder conviction was overturned based on new evidence has been officially exonerated after a yearlong investigation. Timothy Masters was released from prison in 2008 after serving about a decade in prison for the murder of Peggy Hettrick.... more »

• Couple charged in death of Texas man

  June 26, 2011 1:54 PM

  ALAMOSA, Colo. (AP) - A couple arrested in Colorado faces murder charges after the man was pulled over driving the truck of a man who'd gone missing in Arlington, Texas. Forty-three-year-old Thomas Eugene Dunham was stopped by officers in Alamosa on June 7. He was driving a truck that... more »

• Jury convicts man in 30-year-old murder case

  June 18, 2011 2:30 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A 54-year-old man has been convicted of fatally stabbing a woman in Denver three decades ago. A jury convicted Roderick Elias of first-degree murder Friday after a two-week trial. The victim was 22-year-old Kristen Swanson, who was killed in October 1980. Her body was found in... more »

• Arrest made in 13 year old murder case in Lakewood

  June 10, 2011 3:20 PM

  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Lakewood police have arrested a 38-year-old man in the murder of a woman in a 13-year-old cold case. Lakewood police spokesman Steve Davis says Adam Dixon was arrested in Concordia, Mo., for investigation of homicide in the murder of his former girlfriend, 19-year-old Sabrina Stevens.... more »

• Attorneys wrap up closing arguments

  June 9, 2011 1:25 PM

  Both the prosecution and defense have finished their closing arguments in the first degree murder trial of Logan McClelland. The jury now has the task of coming up with a verdict. more »

• McClelland defense attorneys say teen was trying to defend his dad

  June 9, 2011 12:50 PM

  Defense attorneys say Logan McClelland made a split second decision to defend his ailing father from an angry and drunk Bradley Blehm on August 9, 2010. They say Blehm was furious after Tom McClelland complained to Blehm's boss that he was swearing. They say Blehm was going to attack Logan's... more »

• Defense begins closing arguments in McClelland case

  June 9, 2011 12:25 PM

  Logan McClelland's defense attorneys are about to present their reasons why the teen should not be convicted of first degree murder in the death of Bradley Blehm. This morning, the prosecution told jurors there should be no doubt that Logan had time to think about the consequences of his... more »

• Boy who admitted killing parents faces sentencing

  June 6, 2011 6:11 AM

  MONTE VISTA, Colo. (AP) - A teenage boy who admitted killing his mother and stepfather almost two years ago faces a sentencing hearing in Rio Grande County. John Caudle entered a plea bargain earlier this spring to one count of murder in the death of his stepfather, Tracy Rinebarger,... more »

• Casey Anthony trial resumes today

  May 31, 2011 5:49 AM

  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Jurors will hear more testimony when Casey Anthony's murder trial resumes Tuesday in central Florida. Anthony is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. Prosecutors say Anthony suffocated the girl with duct tape in the summer of 2008. If convicted, she could be sentenced to... more »

• Lawyer: Teen only a witness in Pa. torture death

  May 19, 2011 12:27 PM

  GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) - A defense attorney for a Pennsylvania teenager says she was a witness but not a participant in what he called "a tragedy of epic proportions" - the torture murder of a mentally disabled woman. Michael DeMatt made his closing argument Thursday in the murder trial... more »

• Prosecutors try to upgrade charges against Hanif Sims

  May 10, 2011 1:15 PM

  A hearing continues in Colorado Springs on charges against Hanif Sims. According to testimony presented in court this morning, Sims grabbed his daughter Genesis by the throat and punched her in the chest, leading to her death in December 2008. Prosecutors want to charge Sims with murder.The girl's body... more »

• DA confirms Lynch will testify against Sims

  May 7, 2011 8:17 PM

  El Paso County District Attorney Dan May has confirmed to News First 5 that as part of a plea deal, Monique Lynch will tesify against Hanif Sims regarding the death of 9 year old Genesis Sims. The body of 9-year-old Genesis Sims was discovered May 14, 2010, by two... more »

• Woman seeks to avoid testifying in lover's trial

  May 7, 2011 6:52 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - A woman who has a child with a man charged with killing a Fort Collins teen in 1982 is seeking spousal privilege to avoid testifying at his trial. David Hehn has pleaded not guilty to murder and second-degree kidnapping in the death of Gay... more »

• Monument residents react to Lynch plea deal

  May 7, 2011 6:22 PM

  As we reported last night, Monique Lynch is reportedly making a plea deal with prosecuters to lower her charge of 1st degree murder to child abuse resulting in death. We are speaking with Monument residents and getting their reaction to the news. We'll have more on News First 5 at... more »

• New info in the investigation of murdered teacher

  April 30, 2011 12:29 AM

  Elbert County Sheriff Shayne Heap released new information, Friday, tracking the killer of a local high school teacher found dead last summer. They have new DNA evidence and contact with possibly the last person to see Randall Wilson alive. It's been ten months since the body of Randall Wilson... more »

• Teenage father arrested in infant's death

  April 26, 2011 12:32 PM

  A teenager has been arrested in the death of his three-month-old child. The baby died on April 15 around 9 a.m. at Memorial Hospital. An autopsy revealed the baby died from multiple blunt strikes. The baby was identified as Jayden Pierce. His father, James Pierce, 19, will now... more »

• Man arrested for murder near Durango

  April 23, 2011 2:24 PM

  Investigators with the La Plata County Sheriff's Office have arrested a man they believe is connected to a shooting death from earlier this week. A sheriff's office spokesman says Justin Wiese, 35, was taken into custody Friday at the sheriff's office, where he turned himself in after a judge... more »

• Mapping violent crime in Colorado Springs

  April 18, 2011 7:45 PM

  It's tough to tell where and when you could be the victim of a violent crime. But new data from the Colorado Springs Police Department given to News First 5 shows where violent crimes are happening in the city. "In a city this size you're always going to have hot... more »

• Two more charged in Castle Rock slayings

  April 18, 2011 11:58 AM

  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) - Two more people are now accused in connection with the slayings of a man and his sister-in-law in Douglas County. Authorities said Monday that two women were arrested last week on suspicion of being accessories. Twenty-one-year-old Krystal Kurcz and 22-year-old Megan Cassidy were released... more »