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Posted inSunLit

“The Chimera Club” introduces a Hollywood murder and an improbable plea

by Chuck Greaves 2:15 AM MDT on Aug 27, 202311:31 AM MDT on Aug 27, 2023

Author Chuck Greaves’s “The Chimera Club,” a continuation of the Jack MacTaggart mystery series, introduces a suspect making a deal in spite of an airtight alibi.

Posted inCrime and Courts

Dentist convicted of killing wife on African safari given life sentence and over $15M penalty

Associated Press logo by The Associated Press 4:27 PM MDT on Aug 21, 20237:51 AM MDT on Aug 22, 2023

Larry Rudolph was sentenced Monday in a Denver federal court for murder in the 2016 death of Bianca Rudolph

Posted inBook Excerpts

In “Dark of Night,” a deal goes down hinting at danger and concealing…a puppy?

by Barbara Nickless 2:15 AM MDT on Jun 25, 20233:39 PM MDT on Jun 13, 2023

The opening of Barbara Nickless’ new thriller series, “Dark of Night,” introduces the world of stolen antiquities at a rendezvous on the streets of Chicago.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Silverman: Shmuel Silverberg’s executioner received an overly generous plea bargain

by Craig Silverman 3:03 AM MDT on Jun 21, 20238:26 AM MDT on Jun 21, 2023

Denver’s DA and new mayor should declare that the city is once again a no-go zone for committing gun crimes

Posted inOpinion Columns

Silverman: Alexa Bartell’s killers must be held accountable. Don’t expect them to serve complete sentences.

by Craig Silverman 3:00 AM MDT on May 9, 20237:39 PM MDT on May 8, 2023

The teenage defendants in the rock-throwing attack on Bartell face a possible life sentence. Let’s see how the justice system responds.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Nicolais: Colorado’s rock-hurling killers must be locked up for as long as possible

by Mario Nicolais 3:03 AM MDT on Apr 30, 20238:24 AM MDT on Apr 30, 2023

The three men accused of killing 20-year-old Alexa Bartell showed no remorse for her and should get even less from prosecutors

Posted inCrime and Courts

Killer of Warren Barnes, Grand Junction’s “reading man,” sentenced to life in prison

by Nancy Lofholm 3:54 AM MST on Feb 7, 20232:19 PM MST on Feb 10, 2023

The killer said he chose Warren Barnes because he didn’t think anyone would notice a homeless person’s disappearance

Posted inCrime and Courts

Colorado man gets life in 1982 murders of 2 women near Breckenridge

Associated Press logo by The Associated Press 3:52 PM MST on Nov 7, 20223:52 PM MST on Nov 7, 2022

Alan Phillips was convicted of first-degree murder in September after DNA testing identified him as a suspect

Posted inCrime and Courts

Man convicted of killing Colorado girl who vanished in 1984, sentenced to life in prison

Associated Press logo by The Associated Press 5:13 PM MDT on Oct 31, 20225:55 PM MDT on Oct 31, 2022

Steve Pankey, 71, was found guilty of murdering Jonelle Matthews in second trial after jury last summer could not come to a verdict in the decades-old case

Posted inCrime and Courts, News

Online marketplace Letgo sued after Denver-area slayings

Associated Press logo by The Associated Press 6:29 PM MDT on Apr 14, 2022

By Thomas Peipert, The Associated Press The online marketplace Letgo is facing a wrongful death lawsuit after the parents of five children were fatally shot and robbed while using the app to try to buy a used SUV in suburban Denver in 2020. The lawsuit filed in federal court Thursday on behalf of the victims’ […]

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