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Man convicted of kidnapping and killing a Montana woman that happened in 2021
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — A jury convicted Casey Childers. 41, of kidnapping and killing Rachel Holeman, 29, Thursday afternoon. Childers kidnapped Holeman in 2021 with the help of Shantel Edlund, 46, and Leo VanBuskirk, 23. Holeman is from Montana and the others are from Wyoming. The Fort Collins Police...
Former Douglas County undersheriff settles lawsuit over firing
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — A former undersheriff for the Douglas County Sheriff's Office settled her lawsuit against her former employer for $1.75 million, her attorneys announced Friday. In December 2021, Holly Kluth filed a federal lawsuit against the sheriff's office and former Sheriff Tony Spurlock in which she claimed...
Suspects wanted by Aurora police for questioning on attempted homicide arrested in Douglas County
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — Two suspects wanted for questioning in connection with an attempted homicide case out of Aurora were arrested Thursday in Douglas County. The investigation and subsequent arrests of both suspects began after deputies were called to the Northridge Recreation Center in Highlands Ranch shortly before 6 a.m. following a report of a vehicle trespass. The person who reported the crime stated that a suspect had fled into the nearby greenbelt.
Plan ahead for nighttime full closure of US 85 and C-470 ramps for bridge construction
Give yourself extra time to navigate C-470 or US 85 (Santa Fe Drive) in Highlands Ranch overnight Thursday. Several detours will be in place around the interchange of C-470 and US 85 from 8 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 1 until 5:30 a.m., Friday, Aug. 2. These closures are necessary for driver...
Man sentenced to life in prison by Douglas County jury for murder and kidnapping
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - On Thursday, a Douglas County jury found 41-year-old Casey Childers guilty of kidnapping and murdering 29-year-old Rachel Holeman in 2021, according to the DA. Fort Collins police took a missing persons report for Holeman in 2021, and after further investigation, the DA said Holeman was...
Douglas County establishes policy to collect unclaimed property overbid dollars
Douglas County Commissioners approved a new policy that allows the county to collect unclaimed property overbid dollars, instead of sending that money to Colorado's property payback fund. Since 2017, Douglas County has collected $5.5 million in unclaimed overbids for abandoned properties sold by the county, according to the Douglas County Public Trustee's office. Of which, in the past two years, the county has transferred roughly $1.3 million to the Colorado...
Douglas County jury finds man guilty on Thursday of kidnapping and murder in 2021
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — A Douglas County jury found Casey Childers, 41, guilty on Thursday of the kidnapping and murder of Rachel Holeman, 29, in 2021, according to the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office. Childers was convicted of first-degree murder after deliberation, and was sentenced to life in prison...
Man found guilty of ‘calculated and cruel’ crimes gets life in prison
Following a two-week long jury trial, Casey Childers has been found guilty of kidnapping and murdering Rachel Holeman in 2021. Childers was sentenced afterwards to life in prison without the possibility of parole. “This was not a hastily committed crime,” 18th Judicial District Attorney John Kellner said in a statement....
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