Lance Benzel
The Gazette
Colorado Springs, CO, United States
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Colorado Army vet gets life in prison for 'evil' 1987 rape, murder of Fort Carson soldier
More than 30 years after his daughter was raped and murdered in Colorado Springs, Paul Krashoc was happy her killer will now be behind bars. → Read More
Dylan Redwine's brother details fight over 'poop' photos
Dylan Redwine’s older brother confronted his father with photos showing him eating feces from a diaper weeks before Dylan's disappearance, the brother testified Thursday. → Read More
Mom of Dylan Redwine takes stand at ex-husband's murder trial
Dabbing at her eyes with a tissue, Dylan Redwine’s mother took the stand at her ex-husband’s second-degree murder trial in Durango on Wednesday and faced the man prosecutors say killed → Read More
Dylan Redwine case: Friends recall Dylan's last text messages
As Dylan Redwine flew to Durango for a court-ordered visit to his father, he sent a friend back home a picture of his plane with a two-word message: “What now?” → Read More
Man guilty in shooting that maimed Colorado Springs police officer
A jury Tuesday convicted a Colorado Springs man of trying to kill a police officer with a bullet that pierced the officer’s skull, inflicting brain injuries that hospitalized him for → Read More
Slaying of 13-year-old Dylan Redwine of Monument gets focus at father's Durango trial
Opening statements are set for Monday afternoon at the trial of a southern Colorado father accused of killing and dismembering 13-year-old Dylan Redwine of Monument. → Read More
Colorado Springs man guilty of second-degree murder in wife's 2019 strangulation
A jury Thursday convicted a Colorado Springs dump truck driver of second-degree murder in his wife’s 2019 strangulation death. → Read More
'Homicide Hunter' star Joe Kenda testifies at Colorado Springs murder trial
Reality-television star and former police detective Joe Kenda was called to the witness stand Wednesday in a Colorado Springs courtroom to revisit his role investigating a 1987 rape and killing → Read More
Wife was 'snoring' after deadly chokehold, Colorado Springs man testifies
A Colorado Springs man on trial for first-degree murder took the stand Tuesday and tearfully recounted finding his wife lifeless on the kitchen floor hours after the couple drunkenly quarreled → Read More
Trial date set in killings of Colorado Springs woman, her mother
A Colorado Springs man accused of barging into his estranged wife’s townhouse and fatally shooting her after stabbing her mother to death is set to face a jury in November. → Read More
DA Michael Allen promotes woman after 3 top female prosecutors resign
A veteran female prosecutor who was previously passed over for promotion in favor of a less experienced male counterpart has been elevated. → Read More
Longtime El Paso County prosecutor resigns after demotion
A veteran El Paso County prosecutor who was demoted by newly elected 4th Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen has resigned, joining two other longtime female prosecutors in leaving the office. → Read More
Father-son securities traders in Colorado Springs bilked clients for $10M in losses: SEC
The father-and-son operators of a Colorado Springs investment firm and their partner were hit with civil securities fraud charges this week, accused of steering unsavvy investors toward losses of $10 → Read More
Colorado Springs man convicted in 2018 shooting that killed woman, maimed witness
A Colorado Springs man known as “Devious” is set to receive a life sentence in prison after a jury this week convicted him of first-degree murder and nine other counts → Read More
El Paso County sheriff seeks to settle ACLU suit over 'mammoth' jail outbreak
Seven months after COVID-19 sickened more than 1,000 people held at the El Paso County jail, the sheriff’s office wants to settle a class-action lawsuit that blamed “disordered, mismanaged” jail → Read More
Detra Farries granted parole in 2011 dragging death of Colorado Springs tow driver
Detra Farries — who dragged a Colorado Springs tow truck driver and Iraq War veteran to his death while driving away from a tow-in-progress in 2011 — has been granted → Read More
El Paso County Sheriff's Office's tactic for paying mental health tab raises questions
With the purchase of every $7 phone call and overpriced pack of ramen noodles, people held at the El Paso County jail are chipping away at the jail’s mental health → Read More
El Paso, Teller county courts to return to 'normal' by July, chief judge says
The El Paso and Teller county courthouses will return to "normal or near-normal operations" by July 6, with only unvaccinated people required to use masks, the Pikes Peak region's top → Read More
Man on trial in Colorado Springs murder left 'bullet holes, blood and weeping witness,' prosecutors say
A man on trial for first-degree murder opened fire on three people sitting inside a sport-utility vehicle after one of them refused to help him commit a robbery, prosecutors alleged → Read More
Judge tosses case against BLM protester in Colorado Springs, citing free speech
A judge has tossed the case against one of 18 people cited in Colorado Springs after a Black Lives Matter protest on Interstate 25, calling it a violation of her → Read More