Tag:Colorado Bureau of Investigation
History
1988 Denver Cold Case Victim Gets ID Through Genetic Genealogy
In a three-decades-old cold case, DNA helped investigators trace Akram Bada’an’s family to Israel and get a positive ID, an important step in the resolution process for cold cases.
Briefs
5th Judicial District Chief Judge Charged With Felony Menacing
Mark Thompson stepped away from his position as Chief Judge of the 5th Judicial District after being charged with felony menacing on Saturday, according to the state Judicial Department and Summit County court documents.
History
Bonny Baker’s 2021 Cold Case Arrest Five Months Shy of 23rd Anniversary
Denver Police made another cold case arrest in January, charging Crespin Nene-Perez for the murder of Bonny Baker in June 1998.
History
Arrest Made in 1982 Breckenridge Cold Case
Colorado authorities last month announced an arrest in the 1982 killings of Annette Schnee and Barbara Oberholtzer in Breckenridge. Alan Phillips was arrested Feb....
History
1981 Cherry Hills Cold Case Gets 2021 Arrest
Investigators on Feb. 25 announced a suspect was arrested in connection with the 1981 rape and murder of Sylvia Quayle. The case remained cold...
Courts
Supreme Court Says DA Can Handle Coroner’s Case Despite History of Clashes
The Colorado Supreme Court on Dec. 7 ruled in a 4-3 decision that a district attorney’s office should not have been disqualified from handling...
Community
DA Pleas Guilty in Drug Possession and Misconduct Case
Brittny Lewton, the 13th Judicial District Attorney, pleaded guilty on Nov. 2, to added count each of possession of a controlled substance, unlawful conduct...
Courts
10th Circuit Says Colorado’s Sex Offender Registry is not Punishment
A panel of judges on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 20 upheld Colorado’s sex offender registry law, reversing a district court...