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May 13, 2004
Contact:
Lynn Kimbrough, 720-913-9025
TORREZ CHARGED IN
SECOND MURDER CASE
Denver District
Attorney Bill Ritter, Jr. has formally charged a Denver woman in
connection with the March 28, 2004 murder of 55-year-old John
Hand.
Amber Torrez (DOB:
11-05-84) is charged with first-degree murder after
deliberation (F1), first-degree felony murder (F1),
aggravated robbery (F3), forgery (F5), and
criminal impersonation (F6).
The charges allege
that in the early morning hours of March 28, 2004 Torrez
accompanied John Hand to his Denver apartment and stabbed him to
death. The charges further allege that she stole the victim’s
credit card and later used it (impersonating the victim and
forging his signature).
Torrez continues to
be held in the Denver County Jail without bond. She is
scheduled to appear in Denver County Court, room 12T, on Monday,
May 17, 2004 at 9:00 a.m. to be formally advised of the charges.
Torrez is scheduled
to appear in Denver County Court, room 472W, on June 28, 2004 at
9:00 a.m. for a preliminary hearing in connection with her other
case involving the murder of 45-year-old Masfin Gezahgn.
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