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Aurora, Colo. quadruple homicide: suspect remains at large
AURORA, Colo. (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — Authorities released the names of the four victims killed in a shooting in Aurora, Colorado early Sunday morning.... More
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Trial begins for Colorado man who livestreamed supermarket shooting
BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — A jury must decide whether or not a man obstructed police officers when he pulled out his... More
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‘Murderabilia’ industry raises questions about online sales of morbid mementos
DENVER (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — The booming world of true crime is helping keep a dark online marketplace alive and raising disturbing questions about... More
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Letecia Stauch files civil case in federal court
COLORADO (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — An El Paso County woman accused of murdering her 11-year-old stepson is now claiming her civil rights have been... More
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Judge orders release of Elijah McClain’s unredacted, amended autopsy report
DENVER (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — A Denver District Court judge has ordered that Elijah McClain’s amended autopsy report must be released to the public... More
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Elijah McClain’s autopsy report was amended after coroner received information from grand jury
DENVER (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — Elijah McClain’s autopsy report has been amended based on confidential grand jury information, the chief coroner for Adams County... More
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Colorado man arrested for human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — Thirty-eight-year-old Jordan Jago has been arrested in Colorado Springs for the human trafficking of a minor for... More
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Mental health evaluation not ready in Stauch case, hearing delayed
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — The case against Letecia Stauch, the Colorado woman accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon Stauch,... More
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31-year-old woman arrested for sexual assault of 13-year-old boy is pregnant
By Anissa Connell FOUNTAIN, CO (KOAA) — A Colorado woman has been arrested for the sexual assault of a 13-year-old boy. The Fountain Police Department... More
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Teen found dead at Walgreens: manager says victim complained about suspect
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — Family and friends are remembering a 17-year-old high school student who was found dead inside a Walgreens... More
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Charges filed against Colorado police officer accused of tracking husband
COLORADO SPRINGS (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — A Colorado Springs Police officer previously facing a fifth-degree felony charge of stalking, is now facing lesser charges... More
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Adams County sergeant, woman facing charges in shooting death of 3-year-old
DENVER (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — Charges have been filed against an Adams County, Colorado Sheriff’s Office sergeant and a woman after a 3-year-old died... More
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Letecia Stauch pleads not guilty by reason of insanity in stepson’s death
COLORADO SPRINGS (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — On Friday, a Colorado woman accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon Stauch, asked to change her plea... More
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New details about events leading up to teen’s disappearance
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — An affidavit reveals new details about the events that led up to the disappearance of Kara Nichols.... More
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Arrest made after remains of teen found 10 years after she went missing
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — Police believe they found the remains of 19-year-old aspiring model, Kara Nichols, nearly 10 years after she... More
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Colorado mom gets 16 year sentence in 7-year-old daughter’s death
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — A few weeks before her case was set to go to trial, Kelly R. Turner accepted a... More
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Judge criticizes Polis for sentence reduction for Rogel Aguilera-Mederos
DENVER (Scripps News Colorado Springs) – The judge who presided over the trial and original sentence for Rogel Aguilera-Mederos in the deadly I-70 truck driving... More
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Man convicted in deadly I-70 truck crash gets 110 years
DENVER (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — The semi-truck driver convicted on several charges in connection with the April 2019 crash on Interstate 70 that killed... More
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Colorado day care owner sentenced for hiding kids in basement
COLORADO SPRINGS (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — Former Colorado Springs day care owner Carla Faith has been sentenced to six years in prison for attempting... More
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Mark Redwine sentenced to 48 years in prison in 2012 murder of son
LA PLATA COUNTY, Colo. (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — Mark Redwine, who was found guilty of murdering his 13-year-old son in 2012, was sentenced to... More
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Ute Mountain Ute Tribe member sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex crimes against children
DURANGO, Colo. (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — A 63-year-old man in southwest Colorado was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing children in... More
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Judge rules Colorado woman accused of killing stepson will stand trial
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — Judge Gregory Werner decided Thursday the evidence prosecutors presented in a preliminary hearing is sufficient to send... More
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Colorado day care owner found guilty in child abuse case
COLORADO SPRINGS (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — On Thursday, former day care owner Carla Faith and one of her employees, Christina Swauger, were found guilty... More
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Colorado woman accused of forcing 5-year-old son into trunk
PUEBLO, Colo. (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — The Pueblo Police Department has arrested a woman who reportedly forced her 5-year-old son into the trunk of... More
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Murder trial begins for man accused of killing, dismembering mother
PUEBLO, Colo. (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — The murder trial for Anthony Cuevas begins today in Pueblo on charges he killed his mother and disposed... More
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Affidavit: Man accused of killing missing wife admitted crime to ex-wife
COLORADO SPRINGS (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — Jepsy Kallungi was last seen in March of 2019. Over two years after she was reported missing, her... More
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Husband accused of strangling, burying missing wife
COLORADO SPRINGS (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — Jail records show that 38-year-old Dane Kallungi was arrested in New Mexico and charged with murder for the... More
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Trial begins for Colorado father accused of killing Dylan Redwine
LA PLATA COUNTY, Colo. (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — Jury selection for the trial of Mark Redwine began Monday. Redwine is charged with second-degree murder... More
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Letecia Stauch asks for legal counsel, will no longer represent herself
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — Court documents released on Monday, May 3, show Letecia Stauch requested a state attorney be appointed... More
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Donthe Lucas found guilty of First Degree Murder, sentenced to life in prison
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Scripps News Colorado Springs) — Donthe Lucas has been found guilty of First Degree Murder in the disappearance of his pregnant girlfriend,... More