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Adre Baroz charged with killing 5th person in southern Colorado

ALAMOSA — A man already charged with killing four people in connection with the discovery of human remains and missing persons cases in Colorado’s San Luis Valley has been charged with murder in the death of a fifth person. Adre Baroz (BAH-ross) was charged by prosecutors Monday with first-degree murder, tampering with human remains and […]

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Authorities identify second set of remains discovered in San Luis Valley as missing Saguache County woman

The second of three sets of human remains found last month in rural Conejos County have been identified, investigators announced Tuesday. A forensic odontologist identified the remains as 34-year-old Shayla Jenna Hammel, who lived in Saguache County, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Hammel was reported missing on Nov. 26 by a family member […]

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Man arrested after discovery of bodies in San Luis Valley was seen killing missing woman, records show

A man arrested in connection with the discovery of three sets of human remains in a rural part of the San Luis Valley last month was seen shooting a missing 19-year-old woman and leaving her body in a hole, according to court records unsealed this week.  A witness, identified as a nameless confidential informant, told […]