Helene Pruszynski went missing on Jan. 16, 1984, and the next day was found dead with… Continue Reading Colorado Cold Case Closed
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Decades Old Greeley Cold Case Ends in 2020 Arrest
Suspect in custody in relation toJonelle Matthews’ murderJonelle Matthews’ 1984 disappearance baffled investigators for decades until her remains were found by a Weld… Continue Reading Decades Old Greeley Cold Case Ends in 2020 Arrest
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Four Decades Later
Cielo Vista Ranch’s long legal historyBefore Colorado’s founding, a plot of land in the San Luis Valley was granted in 1844… Continue Reading Four Decades Later
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Colorado’s FBI Informant-Turned Serial Killer
Scott Kimball’s Boulder murder spreeThe Federal Bureau of Investigation sometimes recruits former convicts to be informants for the agency, but… Continue Reading Colorado’s FBI Informant-Turned Serial Killer
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Express Malice
The line between deliberate, premeditated killing and self defenseFirst-degree murder is “the deliberate and premed-itated killing of a human being with express malice,” according… Continue Reading Express Malice
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Sticky Sentencing
The 1942 case that sparked a novel capital punishment conversationCapital punishment in Colorado was abolished in the last legislative session, and many state-level advocates have… Continue Reading Sticky Sentencing
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Keyes v. School District No. 1
Denver’s history of public school segregationDenver Public Schools, serving District 1, currently consists of 207 schools teaching more than 90,000 students… Continue Reading Keyes v. School District No. 1
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The First Same-Sex Marriage License in Colorado
A bold decision from a Boulder County clerkTwo men, Dave McCord and Dave Zamora, were turned away in Colorado Springs in 1975 after… Continue Reading The First Same-Sex Marriage License in Colorado
A bold decision from a Boulder County clerk