Husband sentenced to life in prison for killing wife 1 day before divorce was set to be finalized

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On April 22, 2024, District Court Judge Jacob Edson sentenced David Samuel Lechner, 46, to life in prison... Read More Husband sentenced to life in prison for killing wife 1 day before divorce was set to be finalized

Curtis Davis-Barnes

Man gets life in prison for Christmas Day murder in Aurora

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A man who shot and killed a family friend on Christmas Day after losing money to him in a game will spend the... Read More Man gets life in prison for Christmas Day murder in Aurora

Cameron Scott Costello

Aurora murderer sentenced to life in prison

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An Aurora man who shot another man in the back of the head was sentenced to life in prison without... Read More Aurora murderer sentenced to life in prison

Joseph McCaughin

Aurora man convicted of murder in shooting death of ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend

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A man who shot and killed the new boyfriend of his former girlfriend was found guilty of first-degree murder... Read More Aurora man convicted of murder in shooting death of ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend

Alex Christopher Ewing

Murderer of Aurora’s Bennett family sentenced to life in prison

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It took 37 years, but on Tuesday, the families of Bruce and Debra Bennett saw justice served. Arapahoe County... Read More Murderer of Aurora’s Bennett family sentenced to life in prison

Travon Sanders

Life in prison for Aurora man who killed sister’s boyfriend

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An Aurora man who shot and killed his sister’s boyfriend will spend the rest of his life in prison for the... Read More Life in prison for Aurora man who killed sister’s boyfriend

18th Judicial District Attorney

Jury finds Elizabeth man guilty of murdering future mother-in-law

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An Elizabeth man who stabbed his fiancée’s mother to death was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree... Read More Jury finds Elizabeth man guilty of murdering future mother-in-law

Kenneth Gallegos

Teen convicted in vape juice killing sentenced to prison

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The teenager who orchestrated a vape juice robbery that led to the death of a Centennial teen was sentenced... Read More Teen convicted in vape juice killing sentenced to prison

Keith Allen Zotto

Aurora man who put wife’s body in trash can guilty of murder

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An Aurora man who shot his wife in the face and hid her body in a garbage can in their garage has been found... Read More Aurora man who put wife’s body in trash can guilty of murder

18th Judicial District Attorney

Teenage STEM shooter sentenced

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The teenager who plotted and participated in a shooting at STEM School in Highlands Ranch was sentenced July... Read More Teenage STEM shooter sentenced

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