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Denver recorded 96 homicides in 2021, highest since 1981
Denver police say there were 96 homicides in the city last year, the highest number recorded since 1981. The number of killings spiked in 2020 when police recorded 95 homicides, up from 63 homicides in 2019, The Denver Post reported. Non-fatal shootings also remained more frequent than average in Denver last year, although they dropped […]
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Zornio: Gabby Petito’s tragic death should inspire changes to domestic violence policy
By now, most people have heard the story. A young woman and her fiance were on a cross-country van-life trip. Weeks later, only one of them returned. Following a painstaking search to find Gabrielle (Gabby) Petito, the 22-year-old was confirmed dead by homicide on Tuesday. Her fiancé and “person of interest,” Brian Laundrie, has not […]
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Missing southern Colorado woman found in hidden grave
ALAMOSA— A 21-year-old woman who went missing in early August has been found in a hidden grave in a remote area of southern Colorado. Cheyenne Goins, of Alamosa, was reported missing by her family Aug. 12, and her body was found in Alamosa County on Saturday. Her death was ruled a homicide, but investigators have […]
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Man convicted of killing Denver-area driver while going 120 mph during speeding livestream
BRIGHTON — A 24-year-old man has been convicted of vehicular homicide after prosecutors say he hit a car while driving around 120 mph during a Facebook livestream showing him speeding. A jury in Adams County found Bryan Kirby guilty Thursday in the 2018 crash, District Attorney Brian Mason said Monday. He was also found guilty […]
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Police arrest man wanted after remains of three people are discovered in San Luis Valley
Authorities have arrested a man wanted in connection with the discovery of three sets of human remains in the San Luis Valley earlier this month. Adre “Psycho” Baroz, 26, was found at a motel in Gallup, New Mexico. He was taken into custody by federal agents at about 3 p.m. on Thursday. Baros is being […]
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Uber driver’s lawyer says he fatally shot Denver passenger in self-defense
By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press An Uber driver charged with first-degree murder in the death of a passenger shot the man in self-defense after he touched, punched and pulled his hair as he was speeding down an interstate, his lawyer told jurors Tuesday. In opening arguments in Michael Hancock’s trial, Johnna Stuart said Hancock […]