Tag: Murder Trial
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Fate of dentist accused of killing wife while on safari in hands of Colorado jury
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After 14 days of exhaustive, riveting and salacious testimony, the fate of a former Pittsburgh dentist accused of killing his wife six years ago while on a leopard hunt in south-central Africa is in the hands of six men and six women. Two alternates were…
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Defense rests in dentist’s safari murder trial
At the end of an exhausting day and a half of questioning in his murder trial, Larry Rudolph read the jury the tender eulogy he wrote for the wife he’s accused of killing. As Rudolph fought back tears, Bianca Rudolph’s brother and cousin abruptly stood up and left the courtroom. Undaunted, or perhaps unaware of…
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Federal murder trial sees accused dentist take stand
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Larry Rudolph gathered himself, faced a rapt jury and confidently assured the panel, “I absolutely did not shoot my wife. I did not murder my wife for insurance. I did not murder my wife to be with Lori Milliron or anyone else.” Then for two…
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Dentist accused of murdering wife on safari will take the stand, attorney says
The dentist accused of murdering his wife during an African safari and then covering up her death in order to be with his mistress and collect millions of insurance dollars will take the stand in his federal trial. Attorney David Markus said in opening statements Wednesday that Larry Rudolph will testify during the three week…
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Morphews speak out as their attorney wants prosecution investigated
Two weeks after the murder trial against Barry Morphew was dismissed without prejudice, his attorney said that she will soon be asking the state to investigate 11th Judicial District Attorney Linda Stanley and some of her staff for mishandling the case. “I’ve never seen prosecutorial misconduct this egregious in my entire career,” defense attorney Iris…
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Judge rebukes prosecutors in Barry Morphew case; trial still set to begin this month
In a 20-page order, the judge in the Barry Morphew case gave a scathing rebuke to the prosecution Friday for what he called a “sloppy” and “reckless” pattern of discovery violations so brazen, the judge maintained an earlier order excluding 14 of the State’s 16 experts. Ousted from testifying as experts are witnesses who were…
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Morphew preliminary evidence released, reveal behind the scenes strategy of defense, prosecutors
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After months of judicial non-disclosure, color photos, text messages and maps from last year’s four-day preliminary hearing in Barry Morphew’s ongoing high-profile murder case were released to the public by 11th Judicial District Judge Ramsey Lama Friday. Following the August 2020 evidentiary hearing, Morphew was…
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Year in review: Douglas County mother set to go to trial in child’s death
The Colorado mom accused of killing her 7-year-old daughter in an alleged scheme to defraud Medicaid is set to go to trial in Douglas County in February. Kelly Turner, 44, was indicted on Oct. 17, 2019, on 13 charges including first-degree murder, child abuse, theft, charitable fraud, forgery and attempted influence of a public servant. Olivia…
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Judge removes himself from Morphew murder trial over conflict of interest
District Judge Patrick Murphy has removed himself from the Barry Morphew murder trial because of a lifelong friendship he has with an attorney who represents Morphew’s girlfriend. Morphew’s attorneys filed a motion earlier this month to disqualify Murphy because he is close friends with attorney Sean McDermott. McDermott is representing Shoshona Darke, a Salida woman…
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Letecia Stauch to continue trial without lawyer in stepson’s killing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save District Judge Gregory Werner granted Letecia Stauch’s request to represent herself Friday in a trial for the alleged murder of her 11-year-old stepson Gannon. Stauch said she clearly understood her rights and wished to proceed to trial without an attorney. “I understand that, but I am…