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Jakob Rodgers on Twitter
UPDATE: Prosecutors paint #PatrickFrazee as cold, calculating and conniving killer in closing arguments of his trial. "His intent was to kill her (#KelseyBerreth) and finish her off, since she was a problem to him. She was a problem that he needed to go away."
@csgazette

"No body, no crime. That's what the defendant has been banking on for several months. The problem for him is evidence," says prosecutor Beth Reed of #PatrickFrazee during closing arguments.
@csgazette #KelseyBerreth

"We all wish #KelseyBerreth would walk through that door right now," says prosecutor Beth Reed. "That's never going to happen."
In using that last sentence, Reed repeats #PatrickFrazee's own words to another person about Berreth a day before his arrest.
@csgazette

Sam Kraemer @SamKraemerTV
Prosecution just wrapped their closing argument. They stressed that Frazee planned this. That it was premeditated, calculated, cold and cruel. That Berreth was planning a future while he was planning her death.
@KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney

Jakob Rodgers on Twitter
Prosecutor shows last picture of #KelseyBerreth alive -- one at a Safeway. "This is not consistent with someone who's suicidal. It's consistent with someone who believes she has a future. A future with the man who is about to kill her."
@csgazette #PatrickFrazee

And prosecutor Beth Reed showed a photo of #PatrickFrazee's truck after he apparently leaves #KelseyBerreth's house on Thanksgiving Day last year. The box, Reed says, is in a different position.
@csgazette

"Because #KelseyBerreth is in that box. Her beaten and battered body is in that box. And he's going to take it to his house, where he keeps it in the back of the truck while he eats Thanksgiving dinner with his family," prosecutor says.
@csgazette #PatrickFrazee

Prosecutor Beth Reed sought to bolster the testimony of her star witness, Krystal Lee, who was #PatrickFrazee's mistress. Lee endured an aggressive cross-examination from Frazee's defense team that hit on her credibility and motivations for testifying.@csgazette #KelseyBerreth

"Everything Krystal Lee said, testified to and told you about on the stand, is corroborated by all the the other physical evidence, and evidence this case," said prosecutor Beth Reed. @csgazette #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee

Ashley Franco on Twitter
The prosecution just finished up their closing arguments. Beth Reed with the DA’s office delivered the argument, stating “everything the defendant said contradicts the evidence.” @KKTV11News #PatrickFrazee #KelseyBerreth
10:04 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Jennifer Kovaleski on Twitter
Prosecutors in #PatrickFrazee’s murder trial deliver closing arguments. Attorney spends about an hour laying out timeline & evidence, ends w/ “the evidence compels you to one verdict and one verdict only and that is the defendant is guilty of 1st-degree murder...” @DenverChannel
10:05 AM - 18 Nov 2019 from Colorado, USA

Jakob Rodgers on Twitter
"Do you know how much of the defendant's story is corroborated by any of the evidence? Zero. None. In fact, everything the defendant said is contradicted by the evidence," prosecutor Beth Reed continues.
@csgazette #PatrickFrazee #KelseyBerreth

Rick Sallinger on Twitter
Prosecution quotes Patrick Frazee in closing arguments, "I wouldn't do it that way (bat attack) again, it was inhumane." Then Berreth's final words, "please stop".
10:02 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Ashley Franco on Twitter
She went through the evidence that has been presented throughout the course of the trial, stating it all points to #PatrickFrazee. @KKTV11News #KelseyBerreth.
10:05 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Ashley Franco on Twitter
Reed ended, pointing at #PatrickFrazee , “This is a premeditated, calculated, cold and cruel murder. The cover up of secrecy and defeat of the defendant comes to life in court. The evidence compels you to one verdict and one verdict only, that he his guilty.” @KKTV11News
10:06 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Sam Kraemer on Twitter
She says Frazee knew Berreth wouldn’t show up in the days leading up to his arrest. Reed stresses the cell phone records tell the story. Her presentation, about an hour long, was powerful. @KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney
10:06 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Sam Kraemer on Twitter
Headed back in now for the defense’s closing argument
10:07 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Jakob Rodgers @JakobRodgers
#PatrickFrazee faces the following charges: -two counts of first-degree murder under multiple theories -three counts of solicitation to commit murder -tampering with a deceased human body @csgazette #KelseyBerreth

Allison Sylte @AllisonSylte
We just heard closing statements from the prosecution in the #KelseyBerreth murder case. A quick thought: they didn’t mention Krystal Lee as much as the evidence that corroborates her story. The defense is up next.
 
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Ashley Franco on Twitter
The prosecution just finished up their closing arguments. Beth Reed with the DA’s office delivered the argument, stating “everything the defendant said contradicts the evidence.” @KKTV11News #PatrickFrazee #KelseyBerreth
10:04 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Jennifer Kovaleski on Twitter
Prosecutors in #PatrickFrazee’s murder trial deliver closing arguments. Attorney spends about an hour laying out timeline & evidence, ends w/ “the evidence compels you to one verdict and one verdict only and that is the defendant is guilty of 1st-degree murder...” @DenverChannel
10:05 AM - 18 Nov 2019 from Colorado, USA

Jakob Rodgers
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"No body, no crime. That's what the defendant has been banking on for several months. The problem for him is evidence," says prosecutor Beth Reed of #PatrickFrazee during closing arguments.
@csgazette
#KelseyBerreth

Sam Kraemer
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Prosecution just wrapped their closing argument. They stressed that Frazee planned this. That it was premeditated, calculated, cold and cruel. That Berreth was planning a future while he was planning her death.
@KOAA
#KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney
 
NOV 18, 2019
Prosecution rests after closing statements in Patrick Frazee trial
The prosecution has rested following closing statements in the trial of Patrick Frazee.

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The day began with Judge Scott Sells instructing seven female and five male jurors how to proceed their deliberation, only considering the facts of this case, and having no communication or research about the trial to influence a decision. Frazee wore a blue-stripped-dress shirt, staring at the jurors during instruction.

[…]

Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Reed stood up slowly in the courtroom. “We all wish Kelsey Berreth could walk through that door right now,” she said. “That’s never going to happen.”

Reed laid out Berreth’s final known actions. Conversations with co-workers about a Christmas party, and whether Frazee would attend, going to Walmart to buy medication for Frazee in the middle of the night, because he had fallen ill.

“While Kelsey Berreth is planning the future, this man was plotting her murder for months. Months!” As she points directly at Frazee. “This is not consistent with someone who’s going to walk off and leave her child. Not consistent with someone who is suicidal. It’s consistent with someone who is planning the future with the man she plans to marry.”

[...]

Reed went slide after slide, poking holes in Frazee’s timeline of events. He was seen with video surveillance at the Federal Credit Union and Walmart in town. According to Frazee, at 2:45 p.m. he went back to Florrisant to check on his cattle.

“He’s not home for Thanksgiving Dinner, he’s in Woodland Park because he just killed Kelsey Berreth,” Reed said, pointing towards cellphone records that show Frazee’s phone pinged off a cellphone tower in Woodland Park at that time.

[...]

“Kelsey Berreth is in that box. Her beaten and battered body is in that box,” Reed said. “He’s taking it back to his house because he’s going to eat Thanksgiving Dinner with Berreth in his truck.”

[...]

“Second degree murder does not apply in this case,” Reed said. “There is nothing about this case that screams degree murder. Everything is premeditated. Everything is deliberated. Do not check that box on your verdict.”

[...]

“She didn’t have to come forward at all, but when she did come forward she told us everything,” Reed said. “Including the things that subject her to criminal prosecution.” Reed continued by saying everything Lee said can be backed up by evidence. “Everything the defendant said is contradicted by the evidence.”
 
Very quick recap of this morning's closing by prosecutor:

Ashley Franco‏Verified account @AshleyKKTV
Reed ended, pointing at #PatrickFrazee , “This is a premeditated, calculated, cold and cruel murder. The cover up of secrecy and defeat of the defendant comes to life in court. The evidence compels you to one verdict and one verdict only, that he his guilty.” @KKTV11News

9:06 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Ashley Franco‏Verified account @AshleyKKTV
She went through the evidence that has been presented throughout the course of the trial, stating it all points to #PatrickFrazee. @KKTV11News #KelseyBerreth.

9:05 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Ashley Franco‏Verified account @AshleyKKTV
The prosecution just finished up their closing arguments. Beth Reed with the DA’s office delivered the argument, stating “everything the defendant said contradicts the evidence.” @KKTV11News #PatrickFrazee #KelseyBerreth

9:04 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Ashley Franco‏Verified account @AshleyKKTV
#PatrickFrazee trial set to start closing statements today. Each side will get 90 minutes and then the case will be handed to the jury. I’ll update you with the latest. @KKTV11News #KelseyBerreth

6:30 AM - 18 Nov 2019
 
NOV 18, 2019
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/11/18/kelsey-berreth-murder-case-patrick-frazee-closing-arguments/
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... The defense will likely attack the credibility of the prosecution’s key witness and focus on the lack of a body, murder weapon and other physical evidence directly tying Frazee to the crime.

Reed did not expound on one particular motive Frazee may have had, but instead outlined many possibilities. She said maybe Frazee killed Berreth because he didn’t want to pay child support or because he wanted to assure he would have sole custody of their young daughter, Kaylee. Reed told the jury they didn’t have to agree on the verdict but that the prosecution had proved the murder beyond a reasonable doubt.

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“Do you know how much of the defendant’s story is corroborated by the evidence?” Reed said. “Zero. None.”

Reed walked the jury through the evidence showing where Frazee, Berreth and Kenney’s phones were between Thanksgiving Day and Nov. 25. The phone data – some of the prosecution’s strongest evidence for their case – contradicts Frazee’s timeline he gave to law enforcement and is consistent with Kenney’s account.

The prosecutor also highlighted the fact that Frazee never attempted to contact Berreth even as a nationally publicized search for her began.

[...]

The separate first-degree murder charges represent two different legal theories. To convict Frazee of first-degree murder after deliberation, the jury will have to find that Frazee decided to kill Berreth and, after reflection, acted on his plan. Second-degree murder does not require the prosecution to prove prior thought before the killing and manslaughter charges only require that one person recklessly killed another.

[...]

Reed, the prosecutor, forcefully told the jury to convict on first-degree murder and not any lesser charge. She said the state had presented ample evidence that Frazee planned to kill Berreth, including trying to convince Kenney to kill her.

“Do not fall down the rabbit hole of second-degree murder,” Reed said.

More than 100 spectators, news reporters and family members of both Frazee and Berreth filled the wooden seats of the Teller County courtroom Monday morning to hear the end of the case. A line started to form outside the Cripple Creek courthouse as early as 6 a.m. — two hours before the doors opened.​
 
NOV 18, 2019
Prosecution delivers powerful closing argument in Frazee trial
There are six forms of verdict in this case.
  • Verdict count 1– murder in first degree after deliberation. They answer questions: did he use or threaten use of deadly weapon, did defendant cause death. Both should be signed if guilty. Only one if not guilty. Prosecutors must prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
  • Verdict count 2 — solicitation to commit first degree murder (allegations he told Kenney to poison a coffee for Berreth on Sept 23).
  • Verdict count 3 — murder in first degree felony murder. They answer questions: did defendant use or threaten use of deadly weapon, did defendant cause death. One signed if not guilty. Both if found guilty. Prosecutors must prove beyond reasonable doubt.
  • Verdict count 4 — solicitation to commit first degree murder (allegations he told Kenney to kill Berreth with a bat on Oct 21).
  • Verdict count 5 — solicitation to commit first degree murder (allegations he told Kenney to kill Berreth with a pipe on Oct 15).
  • Verdict count 6 — tampering with deceased human body.
 
NOV 18, 2019
Patrick Frazee trial: 'Sick plot' resulted in fiancee's brutal death by baseball bat, prosecutor says
Patrick Frazee had one thing on his mind last Thanksgiving as he ran errands with the mother of his child, prosecutors say — and it wasn’t a holiday dinner.

“While Kelsey Berreth is planning a future, the defendant — this man, this man — is plotting her death,” said prosecutor Beth Reed, jabbing her finger in the defendant's direction during closing remarks at his nationally watched trial.

"The evidence is compelling. It is overwhelming, and the defendant is guilty."

[...]

“Do not check reckless manslaughter!” Reed barked as she encouraged the panel to convict Frazee, 33, of the top charge, with its automatic life sentence in prison.

Accusing Frazee of a long record of manipulation and lies, Reed frequently turned Frazee’s alleged words against him.

When one of Frazee’s friends suggested the missing Berreth might resurface, Frazee allegedly told her, “She’s never coming back,” Reed reminded the jury.

To a different friend, Frazee allegedly said he knew the secret to murder, reportedly telling him, "No body, no crime."

And when Frazee arrived late to his home on the holiday, he felt sorry for himself for having to celebrate under a cloud, she said.

“You know how hard it was to eat Thanksgiving Dinner while Kelsey’s in the truck?” Reed said, quoting words attributed to him by his mistress, Krystal Lee, who say Berreth's remains were in a plastic storage bin in the truck bed.

[...]

Reed reminded the jury of Berreth’s unforgettable final words, as related by Lee: “Please stop.”

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Nikki Battiste on Twitter
BREAKING: The jurors in the #PatrickFrazee murder trial in the death of his fiance, #KelseyBerreth is now beginning their deliberations. They’re considering eight charges, including first degree murder, solicitation to murder and tampering with a deceased body. @CBSNews
11:18 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Clayton Sandell on Twitter
BREAKING: The jury in the #PatrickFrazee trial is now deliberating. His defense attorney concluded by questioning the credibility of Krystal Lee and evidence, saying “This case has been built on a foundation it cannot support. Patrick Frazee is not guilty.” #KelseyBerreth @ABC
11:18 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Clayton Sandell @Clayton_Sandell
BREAKING: The jury in the #PatrickFrazee trial is now deliberating. His defense attorney concluded by questioning the credibility of Krystal Lee and evidence, saying “This case has been built on a foundation it cannot support. Patrick Frazee is not guilty.” #KelseyBerreth @ABC

Jakob Rodgers on Twitter
BREAKING: Jury begins deliberations in #PatrickFrazee first-degree murder trial after 10 days of testimony and dozens of witnesses.
@csgazette #KelseyBerreth

Jakob Rodgers on Twitter
UPDATE: In closing arguments, #PatrickFrazee's public defender, Adam Steigerwald, blasts prosecution as having made up a case with an unbelievable witness, Krystal Lee. He says Frazee is a "fool" and "idiot," but he's no murderer of #KelseyBerreth. @csgazette

Jakob Rodgers on Twitter
"You are being asked to ignore your common sense and the direct evidence," public defender says. "And to listen to the circumstnatial evidence that supports a story made up by Krystal Lee after" she signed plea deal.
@csgazette #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee
11:22 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Sam Kraemer‏ @SamKraemerTV 39s39 seconds ago
As of 11:18 a.m., the People of the State of Colorado vs. Patrick Frazee is now in the hands of the jury. @KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney

Allison Sylte‏ @AllisonSylte 1m1 minute ago
Notably, Patrick Frazee’s public defender called him a fool and stupid, but said that’s not reason alone to convict him. He was talking about the jailhouse notes where Frazee apparently asked for help killing key witnesses in the case.

Jakob Rodgers‏ @JakobRodgers 2m2 minutes ago
Public defender Adam Steigerwald blasts a district attorney's investigator, saying he fabricated a timeline of events, and misled the jury when it came to surveillance photos of #PatrickFrazee at #KelseyBerreth's home the day of the alleged murder.

Jakob Rodgers‏ @JakobRodgers 1m1 minute ago
"It is OK to make mistakes, but you cannot build an entire case on it and refuse to acknowledge it," said Steigerwald, #PatrickFrazee's public defender. "And that is what has happened in this case

Sam Kraemer‏ @SamKraemerTV 54s55 seconds ago
“You are being asked to ignore your common sense and the direct evidence that has been presented to you the last two plus weeks... to believe Krystal Kenney’s story,” says defense attorney Adam Stiegerwald. @KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney

Elise Schmelzer on Twitter
As of 11:15, the jury is deliberating whether #PatrickFrazee killed #KelseyBerreth. Defense, in closing arguments, focused on the holes in the case: no body, no murder weapon, no surveillance of Frazee bringing out a body. Also, attacked Krystal’s cred

Jakob Rodgers‏ @JakobRodgers 1m1 minute ago
#PatrickFrazee's defense attorney asks: Why did Frazee decide to kill #KelseyBerreth on Thanksgiving Day -- of all days?
"It is the worst plan anybody could come up with," he says.
@csgazette

Jakob Rodgers‏ @JakobRodgers 60s60 seconds ago
"Is there a day of the year where people are less likely to be alone and less likely to be missed, less likely to speak to your family, than Thanksgiving Day?" says #PatrickFrazee's public defender, Adam Steigerwald.
@csgazette #KelseyBerreth

Jakob Rodgers @JakobRodgers
#PatrickFrazee's defense attorney asks: Why did Frazee decide to kill #KelseyBerreth on Thanksgiving Day -- of all days? "It is the worst plan anybody could come up with," he says. @csgazette

Sam Kraemer‏ @SamKraemerTV 1m1 minute ago
Stiegerwald says there’s no image of Frazee or Kenney that supports the prosecution’s case. Also, he says the tote is heavy empty & that Frazee couldn’t move quickly with it if a body was inside. @KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney

EK‏Verified account @EllenKilloran 42s43 seconds ago
But additional witness testimony in trial's later days was very damning for Frazee. He allegedly spoke about disposing of her body, and asked a jailmate to kill witnesses and a lead investigator. Hasn't been a whiff of any other person who might be responsible. #PatrickFrazee

Jakob Rodgers‏ @JakobRodgers 1m1 minute ago
"If it is your plan to murder someone, you don't tell half the people you know," says #PatrickFrazee's public defender, Adam Steigerwald. "Patrick Frazee came off like a complete and total fool. That doesnt make him guilty."
@csgazette #KelseyBerreth

Sam Kraemer @SamKraemerTV
Stiegerwald says there’s no image of Frazee or Kenney that supports the prosecution’s case. Also, he says the tote is heavy empty & that Frazee couldn’t move quickly with it if a body was inside. @KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney

Sam Kraemer‏ @SamKraemerTV 40s41 seconds ago
He says all the expert opinions are based on Kenney’s story. Using an analogy, he says the foundation is shaky, and when that happens, it all comes crashing down. @KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney

Kelsey Souto‏Verified account @KelseySouto 1m1 minute ago
The Patrick Frazee case is now in the hands of 12 jurors. He faces first degree murder, solicitation to commit murder and tampering with a deceased body. #kmvt11

Jennifer Meckles @jennifermeckles
After 10 days of testimony and more than 60 witnesses, this morning we heard closing arguments in the #KelseyBerreth murder trial. #9News

Sam Kraemer‏ @SamKraemerTV 59s59 seconds ago
Referring to the jail notes, Stiegerwald says that’s “proof of (Frazee) being an idiot. Not proof of him doing anything.” He says he’s dealing with a lot, including the death of his father and sibling battle for his father’s assets. @KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee

Elise Schmelzer‏Verified account @EliseSchmelzer 44s44 seconds ago
But defense did not address the phone location data that showed #KelseyBerreth and #PatrickFrazee’s phone were traveling together after Thanksgiving, after the last time Frazee said he saw Berreth.

Jennifer Kovaleski‏Verified account @JennKovaleski 39s40 seconds ago
#BREAKING: The jury is now deliberating in #PatrickFrazee’s murder trial. Defense wrapped up its closing arguments in about 30 minutes. Their biggest argument is the timeline was made up, & created by investigators to fit Krystal Lee Kenney’s story. @DenverChannel #kelseyberreth

Sam Kraemer‏ @SamKraemerTV 49s49 seconds ago
He also said if Frazee had been planning this for months, he has “the worst plan in the world.” Stiegerwald says he could’ve killed Berreth the night prior at Nash Ranch, “in the middle of nowhere.” @KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee

Sam Kraemer on Twitter
DA Dan May was given 30 minutes for rebuttal. He says the defense is asking the jury to speculate instead of actually looking at all the facts. @KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney
11:33 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Elise Schmelzer on Twitter
Defense did address suspicious comments witnesses said #PatrickFrazee made about wanting to kill #KelseyBerreth and “no body, no crime.” Attorney said Frazee was an “idiot” but said nobody who planned to actually murder would tell half of town.
11:33 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Sam Kraemer‏ @SamKraemerTV 51s51 seconds ago
May says Kenney’s plea bargain, whether they like it or not, is built on her telling the truth. He says her story is corroborated by evidence. “She is direct evidence... She is Patrick Frazee’s witness,” May said. @KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney

Sam Kraemer on Twitter
May says Kenney pointed out the burn area and Nash Ranch, and the timeline police built matches her story, while Frazee’s story “doesn’t match it at all.” @KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney
11:36 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Sam Kraemer‏ @SamKraemerTV 2m2 minutes ago
May noted CBI DNA expert Caitlin Rogers say she wasn’t surprised at the absence of Kenney’s DNA from inside Berreth’s townhome, citing her wearing protective clothing and using bleach. @KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney

Sam Kraemer‏ @SamKraemerTV 41s41 seconds ago
Stiegerwald had drawn attention to the fact that Kenney’s DNA wasn’t found and that Frazee’s was found in small ratios. @KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney

Elise Schmelzer @EliseSchmelzer
Defense did address suspicious comments witnesses said #PatrickFrazee made about wanting to kill #KelseyBerreth and “no body, no crime.” Attorney said Frazee was an “idiot” but said nobody who planned to actually murder would tell half of town.

Sam Kraemer @SamKraemerTV
Stiegerwald had drawn attention to the fact that Kenney’s DNA wasn’t found and that Frazee’s was found in small ratios. @KOAA
#KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney

Steve Patterson @PattersonNBC
The trial of #PatrickFrazee is now in the hands of a twelve member jury. Frazee is accused of killing his fiancée #KelseyBerreth last Thanksgiving. After a year of twists and heartache, followed by two weeks of bombshell testimony... it’s now the final hours. @NBCNews

Sam Kraemer @SamKraemerTV
May noted CBI DNA expert Caitlin Rogers say she wasn’t surprised at the absence of Kenney’s DNA from inside Berreth’s townhome, citing her wearing protective clothing and using bleach.
@KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney

Sam Kraemer‏ @SamKraemerTV 39s39 seconds ago
“He took a bat into Kelsey’s apartment, and he beat her, and he beat her, and he beat her, and he beat her, and he beat her. And in some point in that, the victim says will you please stop,” May says. @KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney

Sam Kraemer @SamKraemerTV
He says he beat her another five times, leaving a bloodbath for someone else to clean up. Then, May says he beat her another five times (per expert) and how many ever times after that.
@KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney

Sam Kraemer‏ @SamKraemerTV 2m2 minutes ago
We are asking you to please stop this defendant from getting away with murder, and find him guilty on all charges,” May says. @KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney

Sam Kraemer‏ @SamKraemerTV 2m2 minutes ago
Again, the case is in the jury’s hands. We’ll get a 20-minute heads up (not an hour like previously thought) and go from there. @KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney

Lance Benzel on Twitter
Is #PatrickFrazee a murderous manipulator, or a victim of lies? Only jury can say now. Deliberations in progress. Stay tuned for verdict
 
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NOV 18, 2019
'Premeditated, cold and cruel': Prosecutors' final arguments in murder trial
As the trial of a Colorado man accused of killing his fiancee came to a close, prosecutors Monday described the case as a "deliberate, premeditated, cold and cruel murder."

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In closing arguments on Monday, prosecutors said Frazee knew Berreth, 29, was dead because he never attempted to contact her after Nov. 25, 2018.

Prosecutor Beth Reid also reminded the jury that Frazee was captured on a neighbor's surveillance camera outside Berreth's condo at the same time he claimed he was 40 miles away tending to his cattle.

[...]

"Her beaten and battered body is in that box, which he keeps on the back of the truck while he eats Thanksgiving dinner," said Reid.

[...]
 
Allison Sylte‏ @AllisonSylte 1m1 minute ago
Notably, Patrick Frazee’s public defender called him a fool and stupid, but said that’s not reason alone to convict him. He was talking about the jailhouse notes where Frazee apparently asked for help killing key witnesses in the case.

Kelsey Souto on Twitter
The defense argued there is no blood or DNA evidence found on Patrick Frazee. His DNA wasn’t found in Kelseys condo either. There is no video of him leaving her condo with a black tote. Krystal is also never seen on surveillance coming or going from the condo.
12:24 PM - 18 Nov 2019

Allison Sylte on Twitter
Looking back at my notes, here's a very choice quote from #PatrickFrazee's public defender: “He acts a fool, and he starts to freak out in 11 months of waiting... “It’s proof of him being an idiot, it’s not proof he committed a murder, it’s not proof he killed Kelsey.”
12:24 PM - 18 Nov 2019

Sam Kraemer on Twitter
Jury has all evidence, including the extremely detailed timeline made by a Colorado Springs Police Department criminal analyst, to help them decide. @KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney
12:46 PM - 18 Nov 2019

Clayton Sandell on Twitter
The jury deliberating the #PatrickFrazee case has a question, according to DA Dan May. Prosecutors and defense attorneys are headed back into court. More when we have it. @ABC #KelseyBerreth
12:52 PM - 18 Nov 2019

Allison Sylte on Twitter
The jurors just asked to see the photo of #PatrickFrazee entering #KelseyBerreth’s condo on Nov. 22, 2018. Prosecutors said he was hiding a baseball bat in a sweatshirt, the defense says he didn’t have anything in his hand.
1:04 PM - 18 Nov 2019

Clayton Sandell on Twitter
The jury, now in deliberations, asked to see the security camera image of #PatrickFrazee leaving #KelseyBerreth's condo, per @CarolAMcKinley
1:03 PM · Nov 18, 2019
 
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Jennifer Meckles‏Verified account @jennifermeckles
And with that, the case in now in jurys hands. They will deliberate, we dont know how long. We'll be in or near the courthouse waiting for word of a verdict.

11:26 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles‏Verified account @jennifermeckles
Krystal Lee testified Kelsey’s last words were “please stop.” Dan May ends his closing argument with an appeal to jurors: "We ask you today to 'please stop' this man from getting away with murder."

11:26 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles‏Verified account @jennifermeckles
Blood expert testified that the victim was beaten to death, maybe 15 blows or more. Dan Man stands before jurors and says “He beat her. And he beat her. And he beat her...” He repeats this 15 times

11:26 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles‏Verified account @jennifermeckles
Prosecution got a rebuttal, led by 4th Judicial District Dan May. He appealed to the emotions – reminding people of the testimony from victims family & coworkers. That she had a daughter

11:26 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles‏Verified account @jennifermeckles
Re: the testimony from people who said Patrick made troubling comments after Kelsey disappeared, or that he asked for help killing witnesses -- defense said Frazee freaked out ahead of trial. Says its not proof of evidence of guilt, "Its proof of him being an idiot”

11:26 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles‏Verified account @jennifermeckles
Defense questions why Frazee would kill Kelsey during the day, at her home, on a busy holiday when people are more likely to be with family. “It’s the worst plan anybody could come up with,” defense says

11:26 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles‏Verified account @jennifermeckles
He also attacks Krystal’s credibility. She testified she wanted police to find her. Steigerwald says she didn’t act a woman who wanted to be caught. Calls her whole story "absurd," says nobody would behave that way and it’s not believable

11:26 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles‏Verified account @jennifermeckles
Defense next goes through a list of things missing in the case: including any images of Patrick covered in blood, pictures of him coming/going with a tote from Kelseys house, no DNA of Krystal Lee at murder/clean-up scene

11:26 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles‏Verified account @jennifermeckles
Steigerwald says “If the timeline is wrong, then the whole thing comes crumbling down”

11:26 AM - 18 Nov 2019
 
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