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APR 4, 2019
Search at landfill for Kelsey Berreth's remains about 40% complete
The Woodland Park Police Department says investigators haven't found Kelsey Berreth's remains at a Midway Landfill after more than a month of searching, but they've still got a lot to sift through.

The department gave an update on Thursday saying that investigators are about "35 to 40% of the way" through a cell at the landfill that was identified as the search area. That area is about 250 feet by 125 feet and is 25 feet deep. Officers say the refuse is compressed, which is slowing down the search.

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The search of the Midway Landfill started in late February, and authorities said it could last several months.

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APR 5, 2019
Patrick Frazee to be arraigned in Kelsey Berreth disappearance Friday

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APR 5, 2019
Kelsey Berreth murder case: Patrick Frazee expected to enter plea
Patrick Frazee is expected to enter his plea Friday morning to murder charges accusing him of tricking fiancée Kelsey Berreth into wearing a blindfold for a candle-sniffing game inside her Woodland Park townhome and then allegedly pummeling her in the head with a bat.

The 32-year-old Frazee has largely sat stoically at a defense table inside a historic courthouse in Cripple Creek during previous hearings, but now he has a chance to respond to allegations he struck the mother of his child so fiercely on Thanksgiving Day that whole teeth shot out of her mouth.

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Authorities have spent weeks picking through decaying garbage at a landfill searching for Berreth’s remains but they have not found any.

Although Lee is the star witness in the case, a small army of state, federal and local law enforcement officers and forensic scientists have built a mountain of corroborating evidence that seems to support her allegations and dispute comments Frazee made about Berreth’s disappearance.

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Lee posed for photographs of her pointing out blood spatter on the walls of Berreth’s home that she claims she intentionally left behind hoping police would find the evidentiary bread crumbs.

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APR 5, 2019
Patrick Frazee appears in Teller County court for arraignment hearing
TELLER COUNTY, Colo. - Patrick Frazee is set to go before a judge Friday morning for an arraignment hearing.

Frazee arrived at the Teller County Courthouse shortly after 7:10 a.m. for his 8:30 a.m. hearing.

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Patrick Frazee expected to enter pleas Friday
Patrick Frazee is expected to enter pleas at his arraignment Friday morning in the murder and disappearance of his fiancée, 29-year-old Kelsey Berreth.

Frazee faces two counts of first-degree murder, three counts of solicitation to commit first-degree murder and one count of tampering with a deceased human body in Berreth’s disappearance. He also faces two sentence enhancers if convicted.

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Ugh. A continuance.

Sam Kraemer on Twitter

Stiegerwald says Frazee is requesting a continuance on the arraignment. He says there are a number of things they’re waiting for related to evidence testing. The people don’t object. @KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney

 

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Per Sam Kraemer:

The next date they’re looking at is May 24. Both parties agree. The arraignment hearing is now moved to May 24 at 8:30 a.m. @KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney

 

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APR 5, 2019
Judge postpones arraignment hearing for Patrick Frazee
A judge agreed Friday to postpone the arraignment hearing for a man suspecting of bludgeoning his fiancee to death with a baseball bat and burning her body in his Teller County Ranch.

Patrick Frazee, 32, was expected to enter his plea deal Friday morning in Cripple Creek. His attorney requested the hearing be delayed because of new information.

Prosecutors did not object, either. Jennifer Viehman said, "there are a number of items that are being forensically tested."

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His arraignment is rescheduled for May 24.

See also:

Patrick Frazee arraignment continued to May 24 because of evidence testing

Kelsey Berreth Murder: Patrick Frazee’s Arraignment Continued

 

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APR 5, 2019
Kelsey Berreth Murder: Patrick Frazee’s Arraignment Continued http://bit.ly/2WQng5r

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APR 5, 2019
Full hearing: Patrick Frazee arraignment pushed to later date in Kelsey Berreth murder case

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APR 5, 2019
Frazee arraignment pushed to later date in murder case
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“We have some potential destructive testing of some of the physical evidence," said 4th Judicial District Attorney Dan May.

Almost every homicide case takes about a year to get to trial after the person accused is arrested in this district, May said after the session. Because Frazee was arrested in December, that provides a better look at the timeline for this case, he said.

Some of the evidence in the case not been tested yet, he said, and other items might need further testing. The defense and prosecutors look at pieces of evidence independently, he said. In some cases, a piece of evidence can only be tested once, so the two parties are working on how they can both observe the testing. They are working out those procedures, May said.

May said he can't comment on if Frazee could face the death penalty or not, since those decisions come after an arraignment. Should Frazee enter a not guilty plea, prosecutors have nine weeks to decide if it's a death penalty case, he said.

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APR 5, 2019
Patrick Frazee hearing postponed to May 24 - CNN
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"We are still waiting for some testing to be done on some of the evidence and we'd like to get more of that testing done before we hold arraignment," the district attorney said. "... In our jurisdiction, by the way, almost every homicide case takes about a year or so to get to trial."

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District Attorney May would not comment on whether his office was pursuing a plea deal.

 

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APR 16, 2019
Petition started seeking additional charges in Kelsey Berreth murder case
An online petition seeking to add additional charges against conspirators in the case of a Colorado mom and Warden native who is presumed to be dead is nearing 1,700 signatures.

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Kenney copped a plea and entered a guilty plea to a single felony count of tampering with physical evidence in early February. Per the plea deal, Kenney agreed to testify against Frazee during his trial. Frazee is scheduled for arraignment on a slew of charges, including two counts of first-degree murder, on May 24.

On April 11 supporters of justice for Berreth created an online petition to request the Attorney General of Colorado and the federal Office on Violence Against Women file federal charges of conspiracy to commit murder against Kenney, as well as other conspirators she named in the testimony she gave to investigators.

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Organizers of the petition, which was created less than a week ago and already has almost 1,700 supporters, plan on forwarding the petition, notes and comments to the Attorney General of Colorado’s Office on May 2. To sign the petition visit Sign the Petition.

 

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APR 17, 2019
Sam Kraemer on Twitter
JUST IN: Woodland Park Police have concluded their search of the Midway Landfill. They did not find Kelsey Berreth’s remains. @KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney

3:12 PM - 17 Apr 2019

 

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APR 17, 2019
Authorities finish searching landfill for Kelsey Berreth; no remains found
FOUNTAIN, Colo. — Authorities have finished searching for the remains of Kelsey Berreth in a landfill south of Colorado Springs. Her body was not found, the Woodland Park Police Department said via Facebook Wednesday afternoon.

Investigators also did not find evidence related to Berreth’s death.

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WPPD Chief Miles De Young said that a lack of items like discarded mail and local newspapers led him to believe continuing the search would be imprudent.

“This is not the outcome that we hoped for, but we knew going into this search that there was a chance we would not locate Kelsey or evidence related to her disappearance,” De Young said in a press release.

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The investigation into Berreth’s disappearance remains open. Local, state and federal authorities are involved.

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APR 17, 2019
Woodland Park police end landfill search in Kelsey Berreth case
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"Based on a lack of items such as discarded mail, local newspapers and typical ranch debris that comes out of the transfer station in Divide, Colorado, I do not believe it is prudent to continue," De Young said.

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Woodland Park Police end landfill search in Kelsey Berreth case
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The department said that prior to conducting the search, NecroSearch International narrowed the search area to 135′ x 32′ x 13.25′ Law enforcement officials and other experts have completed a highly detailed search of an area approximately 65′ x 32′ x 13′ deep with no success, according to Woodland Park Police. This was the primary search area identified by NecroSearch International as having the highest probability of locating evidence relating to Kelsey’s disappearance.

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The department said investigators are continuing to work on additional leads in the case and follow up interviews.

 

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APR 17, 2019
Kelsey Berreth Murder: Police End Search Of Landfill

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APR 17, 2019
Patrick Frazee timeline | Events as outlined during preliminary hearing
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The information was presented during Patrick Frazee's preliminary hearing in February.

Here are the reported events and time elements put together into a timeline.

 

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Woodland Park police end landfill search without finding Kelsey Berreth's remains

"Not finding Berreth's body could make convicting Frazee more difficult, potentially raising seeds of doubt in jurors' minds about whether the victim is still alive, said defense attorney Shimon Kohn of Colorado Springs, who is not involved in the Berreth case.

"It's definitely a victory for the defense — a small victory, but a victory nonetheless — because now, there will always be that residual doubt in the jurors' minds," Kohn said.

Kohn compared it to the movie "Gone Girl," in which a man is accused of killing his wife who has gone missing. In the movie, it is ultimately discovered that the wife was alive and trying to frame her husband for murder.

"Of course, a real-life case can't be compared to a movie, but jurors have watched movies, and there will always be that residual doubt whether she's still alive and just ran off and left her child behind — which may be unlikely, may not be. I don't know anything about the case other than what I've read about it.

"As far as the defense goes, there will be a residual doubt in the jurors' minds, potentially, whether what the testimony and the evidence that it points to is accurate or not.""