Twelve Tribes Investigated For Marshall Fire
Twelve Tribes is under investigation for the Marshall Fire and over the last three months, former members have spoken with news outlets about their experience in the group.
The Trailblazer Behind the Trailblazer Award
There aren’t many Colorado lawyers who haven’t heard of Mary Lathrop — her legal career paved the way for thousands of women to follow in the profession.
DNA Match Leads to Possible 2022 ID of Colorado Serial Killer
Denver Police announced a genetic identification of someone they believe may be the killer in four cold cases.
Discriminatory Juror Strike Reverses a 1997 Attempted Murder Conviction
A February state Supreme Court ruling that a juror was dismissed for improper reasons sent a 1997 rape and attempted murder case back to trial.
Judge Raymond Jones and the House He Built
Last year, Historic Denver made the home of former Judge Raymond Jones into a landmark. While Jones didn’t build that house himself, he laid another brick by brick — a house that had a perpetually open door to the state judiciary and broader legal system.
Edwin Hackley’s Legacy ‘Battling Racism and Second-Class Status’
Edwin Hackley, Colorado's first Black lawyer, struggled to build a local practice but used his voice in publishing to speak out against racism.
The Colorado Cannibal: The Story of Alferd Packer
Alferd Packer, also known as the Colorado Cannibal and the “Man-Eater,” remains a popular state figure but was denied a posthumous pardon.
The Park County Murderer: ‘The Most Brutal and Unprovoked Murder Ever Known in Park...
Benjamin Ratcliff was hanged in February 1896 for murdering three school board members in “the most brutal and unprovoked murder ever known in Park County,” according to the New Castle News.
The First Woman on the Federal Bench in Colorado
In 1979, Zita Weinshienk became the first woman to sit on the federal bench in the state and she broke many glass ceilings.
Wilbur Alter’s Biggest Alter[ations]
Wilbur Alter is best known as a justice of the Colorado Supreme Court for two terms between 1928 and 1957.