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Tuesday, Dec. 12th:
*Arraignment Hearing (@ 10:30am MT) - CO - Bethany Maclaren (70) wife & Ruth Jennifer Maclaren (35) daughter found after 911 call by Maclaren in living room with substantial injuries & no signs of life, Mar. 25, 2023 Englewood. *Reginald Livingstone Maclaren (81/now 82) arrested (3/25/23) & charged (4/3/23) with 2 counts of 1st degree murder willful/family/ weapon, tampering with evidence & false reporter. Held without bond. Bond set (7/19/23) at $2M Cash or Surety. Confessed to detectives.
Case info from 3/20/23 thru 4/3/23 reference post #18 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...glewood-arapahoe-county-25-march-2023.672086/
7/19/23 Update: When Maclaren allegedly confessed to the March 25 ax murders of his wife & daughter in their Englewood apartment, police body camera footage shows him saying he killed the two women because the family was facing financial issues & he didn’t want them to “end up on the streets begging for food.” But documents presented by the defense in his preliminary hearing Wednesday undermine that assertion for a motive, showing that the family had paid their rent for March; they had placed a deposit on a new apartment; Maclaren had recently purchased a car; and his wife had between $80,000 & $90,000 in savings. At Wednesday's hearing, his bond was set at $2 million cash or surety. During the hearing, the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office presented evidence to convince Arapahoe County Chief Judge Michelle Amico to go forward with the charges against Maclaren. Attorneys from the DA’s office played the 911 call Maclaren made to law enforcement where he initially claimed he found his wife & daughter murdered in their apartment on March 25 and, when asked by the 911 operator, alleged that nephews in his family potentially harmed the two women. The prosecution also took testimony from Englewood Police Detectives Brian Taylor & Brant Vogle, who both recounted the steps they took to acquire certain pieces of evidence in their investigation. Probable cause found. Next arraignment hearing on 9/5/23 @ 10:30am.
9/5/23 Update: Arraignment hearing was reset on 11/7/23 @ 10:30am. 11/7/23 Update: Arraignment hearing was reset on 12/12/23 @ 10:30am.
*Arraignment Hearing (@ 10:30am MT) - CO - Bethany Maclaren (70) wife & Ruth Jennifer Maclaren (35) daughter found after 911 call by Maclaren in living room with substantial injuries & no signs of life, Mar. 25, 2023 Englewood. *Reginald Livingstone Maclaren (81/now 82) arrested (3/25/23) & charged (4/3/23) with 2 counts of 1st degree murder willful/family/ weapon, tampering with evidence & false reporter. Held without bond. Bond set (7/19/23) at $2M Cash or Surety. Confessed to detectives.
Case info from 3/20/23 thru 4/3/23 reference post #18 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...glewood-arapahoe-county-25-march-2023.672086/
7/19/23 Update: When Maclaren allegedly confessed to the March 25 ax murders of his wife & daughter in their Englewood apartment, police body camera footage shows him saying he killed the two women because the family was facing financial issues & he didn’t want them to “end up on the streets begging for food.” But documents presented by the defense in his preliminary hearing Wednesday undermine that assertion for a motive, showing that the family had paid their rent for March; they had placed a deposit on a new apartment; Maclaren had recently purchased a car; and his wife had between $80,000 & $90,000 in savings. At Wednesday's hearing, his bond was set at $2 million cash or surety. During the hearing, the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office presented evidence to convince Arapahoe County Chief Judge Michelle Amico to go forward with the charges against Maclaren. Attorneys from the DA’s office played the 911 call Maclaren made to law enforcement where he initially claimed he found his wife & daughter murdered in their apartment on March 25 and, when asked by the 911 operator, alleged that nephews in his family potentially harmed the two women. The prosecution also took testimony from Englewood Police Detectives Brian Taylor & Brant Vogle, who both recounted the steps they took to acquire certain pieces of evidence in their investigation. Probable cause found. Next arraignment hearing on 9/5/23 @ 10:30am.
9/5/23 Update: Arraignment hearing was reset on 11/7/23 @ 10:30am. 11/7/23 Update: Arraignment hearing was reset on 12/12/23 @ 10:30am.
