DENVER—In September 2021, Katherine “Katy” Pivoda and her friend Jennifer Gelvin were found stabbed to death in the backyard of Pivoda’s Denver home by Denver Police Department officers. Officers also contacted Pivoda’s former husband, Matthew Madden (current age 38), who was in the house covered in blood and holding a knife. Prosecutors with the Denver…

DENVER—On Friday, June 23, 2023, after deliberating for approximately nine hours, a Denver jury found Steven Cumberbatch (currently 61-years-old) guilty of murdering Rita DesJardine. Ms. DesJardine was 36-years old when in December 1994, her body was found in a Denver motel room. The jury found Cumberbatch guilty of one count of murder in the first…

DENVER—Prosecutors with the Denver DA’s Office today announced that Stephen Long (age 25) is charged with two counts of first degree murder following an alleged road rage incident on I-25 in Denver that occurred just before 3:00 p.m. on June 13, 2023. That incident resulted in the shooting deaths of two brothers, Mr. Blake Lucas…

DENVER—After deliberating for approximately four hours on Friday, a Denver jury found Warren Simpson (age 43) guilty of second degree murder for the shooting death of Mr. Robert Turner who was 54-years-old at the time he was killed. The trial lasted five days. On October 25, 2021, Denver police responded to a 911 call and…

DENVER—On May 20, 2023, Denver Police Department officers responded to a 911 call and found a woman shot in the leg and a man dead in an apartment at 8th and Cherry Street. On June 1, 2023, the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner found that the man who was later identified as John Martinez…

DENVER—Prosecutors with the Denver District Attorney’s Office today announced that three of five men were sentenced after going on a crime spree in 2021 that culminated in the shooting death of 18-year-old Shmuel Silverberg. Noah Loepp-Hall, Seth Larhode, Aiden Sides, Isaiah Freeman and Samuel Fussell entered guilty pleas earlier this year for their actions that…

BOULDER, CO— As the result of a multi-agency, collaborative effort to bring down a human trafficking operation, the Denver District Attorney’s Office and Boulder District Attorney’s Office announced a Grand Jury Indictment had been issued on March 14, 2022. Between and including January 1, 2020, and August 28, 2021, Randy Clark used various means to…

of sexually assaulting and drugging a female victim and prosecutors with the Denver District Attorney’s Office charged him with three felony counts: sexual assault – victim helpless (F3), sexual assault – no consent (F4), and sexual assault – victim incapable appraising condition (F4). Matthews was arrested again on Monday morning, May 15, 2023. On April…

DENVER—In 2022, Denver District Attorney Beth McCann launched the office’s new Conviction Review Unit describing it as an essential part of an effective and modern prosecutorial office. Today, DA McCann announced that Jason Hogan (current age 43) will be released from prison in Cañon City, Colorado after being found guilty in 2000 of kidnapping and…

DENVER—Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that on May 4, 2023, a Denver jury found Cameron Spain (current age 33) guilty of the January 2022 murder of Mr. Tony Bozman who was 38-years old at the time of his death. On Saturday, January 15, 2022, two RTD employees came upon Bozman alongside the roadway…