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ennifer Meckles‏Verified account @jennifermeckles
The defense drilled Krystal on why she never told anyone about the murder plans, if she didn’t want Kelsey to die. Why she never reported anything to law enforcement beforehand. Why, if she was scared of Patrick, she kept communicating with him and coming to Colorado #9News

3:54 PM - 7 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles‏Verified account @jennifermeckles
During opening statements, the defense called Krystal’s credibility into question. Today, Frazee’s lawyers got a chance to cross-examine Krystal and really challenge her previous testimony #9News

3:53 PM - 7 Nov 2019

 

[PommyMommy]

NOV 7, 2019
Frazee Trial: Krystal Lee Kenney returns to the stand on day 5
The beginning of the fifth day of testimony in the trial against Patrick Frazee was delayed Thursday morning, due to Frazee and Krystal Lee Kenney feeling sick.

[...]

Back on the stand Thursday, Kenney said she traveled to Colorado on December 20, 2018 to be interviewed by investigators and to provide a full statement to the District Attorney’s Office.

She said it wasn’t easy to tell the truth.

[...]

On Thursday, Kenney added Frazee had also told her his young daughter was nearby, in a baby walker, when it happened.

Prosecutors showed jurors pictures of the interior of Berreth’s home and asked Kenny to point out where she had seen blood. Kenney also pointed out where she found some cleaning supplies.

Kenney told the court she saw bloody footprints leading up to the bathroom and the back room. As prosecutors went through pictures of evidence from Berreth’s home, she answered whether she wiped down items and with what specific cleaning product.

[...]

Kenney began to cry when prosecutors showed a picture of Berreth’s daughter, standing in front of items that Kenney said she found at the house, covered in blood, and had to throw away.

At this, Berreth’s father began to sob.

Frazee didn’t show any visible sign of emotion as the pictures were shown.

[...]

Jurors also watched a video showing Kenney talking to law enforcement at Frazee’s property on December 21, 2018, the day he was arrested.

[...]

In the video, Kenney showed investigators where she and Frazee had parked their vehicles and where she said Berreth’s body was burned.

As the video played out, Kenney looked away.

Frazee paid close attention to the screen.

[...]

A second video showed to jurors Thursday showed Kenney explaining to officers the contents of a garbage bag that was also burned on Frazee’s property in Florissant. Kenney added she’d thrown Berreth’s bible in the bag as well.

(BREAK)

Kenney also claimed Shelia Frazee, Patrick’s mother, saw her and saw the fire burning. Shelia is expected to testify.

Kenney said there were also teenagers working around the property at the time of the fire.

Prosecutors asked if she’s looked at the tote when it was burning. Kenney said, “it was a burning heap and it started to melt.” She said she left while the fire was still burning.

[...]

Kenney said Frazee told her the fire burned well into the morning, but that it left remnant that needed to be taken to the dump. She testified that Frazee told her he was getting help from two boys. She said the boys didn’t know what they were helping with.

[...]

When the prosecutor asked why she didn’t tell anyone about what happened the weekend of Thanksgiving 2018 Kenney replied, “I didn’t want anyone else involved. I knew that I was in a lot of trouble and I didn’t want anyone else in trouble.”

The prosecutor also asked if she wanted Frazee to get caught.

She responded, “yes”.

After answering a list of questions from the jury, Kenney was excused for the day.

 

[PommyMommy]

NOV 7, 2019
The defense spent two hours cross-examining Idaho nurse Krystal Lee about why she didn’t tell anyone about the alleged plot to murder Kelsey Berreth — and why she waited to cooperate with police. Reporter Jennifer Meckles has a recap of today’s testimony.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2350036098660245

 

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Elizabeth Watts‏Verified account @ElizabethWatts5


DAY 5: @SamKraemerTV is live at 6 and 6:30 with what happened.

Defense points out Kenney never tried to warn Berreth or police

4:28 PM - 7 Nov 2019

 

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https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2483668115181280

 

[PommyMommy]

NOV 7, 2019
Kelsey Berreth murder case: 1-year-old daughter of Berreth present for gruesome killing, Patrick Frazee mistress says
[...]

The defense attorney, Adam Stiegerwald, started his cross examination of Krystal Lee Kenney by listing the more serious crimes prosecutors could have charged her with — attempted first-degree murder or accessory to a crime — for her role in Frazee’s alleged murder of his fiancée, Kelsey Berreth. ...

The defense’s questioning ended the more than nine hours of testimony Kenney gave over two days. Kenney detailed her complicated relationship with Frazee and explained how she cleaned the Woodland Park condo where she said Frazee bludgeoned Berreth to death. Kenney ended her testimony Thursday afternoon, but could be brought back later if needed.

[...]

Kenney became emotional multiple times over the two-day course of her testimony, including Thursday when prosecutors projected a large photo of Kaylee, the young daughter of Berreth and Frazee. She choked back tears as she explained that Frazee told her the 1-year-old girl was in the condo while Frazee murdered Berreth.

One of Berreth’s family members leaned forward and sobbed as he looked at the photo of the happy child with chubby cheeks, grinning at the courtroom from the photo.

[...]

Kenney explained that there was a pool of dried blood on the floor and blood spatters high on the walls in the living room. She used a laser pointer to show where she saw the blood and how she used bleach and Windex to clean the evidence, a process that took four hours, Kenney said.

Kenney testified that she entered and left Berreth’s condo from the main door. ...

[...]

Although Thursday’s hearing was scheduled to begin at 8:45 a.m., it did not begin until after 10:30 a.m. because both Frazee and Kenney felt sick in the morning, Teller County District Court Judge Scott Sells explained when court convened.

Court was interrupted about 11:30 a.m., when deputies caught a man in the audience drawing pictures of witnesses in the case. Court deputies ripped multiple sketches from the man’s notebook. ...

[...]

 

[PommyMommy]

NOV 7, 2019
Why Krystal Lee didn’t call law enforcement, waited to tell the truth about Kelsey Berreth
[...]

Those two ranch hands testified after Lee. One of them, KR, said he helped Frazee move on a rusted-out horse trough on his property the weekend of Thanksgiving, clean up ashes, and then cover a burned area with dirt.

Prosecutors showed a photo that depicted a part of the ground at the Frazee ranch that appeared to have burn marks.

During cross-examination, KR conceded that Frazee burned trash on the property all the time, and he didn’t find anything odd about this particular instance.

Lee testified that Sheila Frazee — Patrick Frazee’s mother — had been on the property’s patio during the fire. The two ranch hands said the patio was visible from where they had moved the trough.

[...]

 

[PommyMommy]

NOV 7, 2019
PATRICK FRAZEE MURDER TRIAL | BACKGROUND

 

[PommyMommy]

Clayton Sandell on Twitter
Video of Krystal Lee and her former lover Patrick Frazee leaving court today. (Frazee is in the blue shirt ducking into a sheriff SUV— blink and you miss him.) Lee spent two days testifying against Frazee, accused of murdering his fiancée Kelsey Berreth. @ABC @ABCWorldNews
8:56 PM - 7 Nov 2019

 

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NOV 7, 2019
Frazee trial: Defense asks why Kenney didn't alert authorities
[...]

She told the court she believes she was at Frazee’s ranch for about three or four hours after cleaning before she went back to Berreth’s townhome to send the text from Berreth’s phone to her mother. She reiterated the timeline of events she discussed Wednesday about how she and Frazee then went to a Florissant gas station and then drove to Nash Ranch to get the black tote that contained the bat allegedly used to kill Berreth and possibly her body.

[...]

In the video, Slater asked Kenney to describe the black tote, which she did, including details about the clasps and hinged lid. When asked where Frazee allegedly burned it, she said it was in a round aluminum water trough without a bottom.

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She pointed out where she had first parked when she got to Frazee’s ranch on Nov. 24, noting that she got out and talked with Frazee for 60 to 90 minutes. He told her he needed to do chores and tend to Kaylee.

In the video, Kenney told Slater that Frazee had given her Berreth’s phone before she drove to Woodland Park, then back to a Conoco in Florissant. She further described how she and Frazee drove between Nash Ranch, Woodland Park and the Frazee ranch.

[...]

She said she brought the trash bags from Berreth’s home, containing items that were bloodied, to add to the fire. There were two white garbage bags and four black ones, she said. Kenney said she was present when Frazee first started the fire. In the video, she was seen showing authorities where Frazee got the wood from.

[...]

At one point, Slater could be heard on the video saying that Kenney mentioned Sheila Frazee, Patrick Frazee’s mother, came outside to look at the fire from the deck.

Kenney said Frazee poured gasoline into a “mineral bucket” and tossed that on the fire as well. Frazee put the entire black tote into the fire, she said. She left after that, so she didn’t see it completely burn, she said.

[...]

Viehman then introduced a second video.

... She put it all in trash bags, she said. She had been wearing a white jump suit that day, she said, with a gray sweater underneath and a black pair of leggings. Kenney said she put her socks, underwear and bra, and hairnet and shoe covers into the trash bags as well.

She said the following items were also in the trash bags:

• Two big stuffed animals (including a white horse)
• Wooden building blocks
• Books, including Berreth’s Bible or some other religious-looking book
• Plastic cookie cutters

[...]

The state then brought in a black tote, which Kenney said looked exactly like the tote from Frazee’s property. The state also brought in a cardboard box. Inside, Kenney said, appeared to be the gas can seen in the video which Frazee allegedly used to light the fire.

Amid tears, Kenney said it’s the faded, red gas can she saw.

[...]

 

[PommyMommy]

NOV 7, 2019
Patrick Frazee trial: Star witness stands ground under cross-examination, declaring, 'It's the truth'
[...]

“That’s the story that you had to tell those agents to get your plea deal, is that right?” asked Adam Steigerwald, a public defender.

“I had to tell them the truth,” Krystal Lee replied.

[...]

The attorney pointed out that the plea deal spared Lee from being charged with far more serious charges, including attempted murder and accessory to murder. Lee pleaded guilty in February to evidence tampering, and faces from three years in prison to just probation.

“So you were looking at essentially the rest of your life in prison, did you know that?” Steigerwald asked, his voice rising.

“I did not,” Lee replied quietly.

[...]

“Just in case it’s not, you brought a hairnet? You brought a box of rubber gloves? You brought shoe covers? You brought a full body suit? You brought bleach?” Steigerwald asked. “But you were hoping this was a trick?”

Each time, Lee replied, “Yes.”

[...]

For two days, Lee wept, dabbed her tears with tissues and occasionally sobbed as she recounted the killing and its cover-up.

[...]

Until Thursday afternoon, when prosecutor Jennifer Viehman asked Lee to point out the man who beat Berreth to death with a baseball bat.

Rising slightly, Lee turned right and pointed straight at Frazee. He stared back at her, sitting expressionless with his defense team in a blue striped button-up shirt and khakis.

[...]

Two teenagers later testified that they unwittingly helped cover up the burn area with dirt from near Frazee’s driveway, at Frazee’s request. They also said they helped dispose of the trough, and one of them helped load a trash can that apparently contained ashes from the fire.

Frazee never told them anything other than wood and deer or elk antlers were burned in the fire, the teens testified.

Lee said she left to drive back to Idaho while it was still burning.

[...]

Even as the onslaught of questions from Frazee’s attorney continued, Lee’s responses grew more confident — and at times, defiant.

Steigerwald asked: Is her story — her testimony over the last two days — going to keep her out of prison?

“It’s the truth,” Lee replied.

[...]

 

[PommyMommy]

Defense points out Kenney never tried to warn Berreth or police
Kenney took investigators to a trailer on the property where she said there was a red gas can Frazee used to accelerate the fire and used one match to light it.

She said she left so she didn't see it after the burn.

While Frazee was starting the fire, Kenney said his mother Sheila Frazee came outside and looked at the fire from the deck. She said Sheila came a little ways to look.

 

[PommyMommy]

Denver7 News on Twitter
The #PatrickFrazee murder trial continues today in Cripple Creek.
Here's a recap of Thursday's testimony: http://bit.ly/33wFEUO

6:19 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Stephanie (Butzer) Rose on Twitter
Good morning from Cripple Creek. We’re back in court today for day six of the #PatrickFrazee murder trial. He’s accused of killing his fiancée #KelseyBerreth and soliciting his ex #KrystalKenney to help.
You can catch up on all of our coverage here: https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/kelsey-berreth-case …

7:56 AM - 8 Nov 2019 from Teller County Courthouse

Jakob Rodgers on Twitter
Good morning, everyone. I'm back in Cripple Creek for the sixth day of testimony in the first-degree murder trial of #PatrickFrazee, who is accused of kiling his fiancee, #KelseyBerreth. @csgazette

8:00 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Jakob Rodgers on Twitter
I'll again be tweeting updates during the breaks (live-tweeting has been banned by the judge in this case), so follow along for the latest developments.
@csgazette #PatrickFrazee #KelseyBerreth
8:01 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Liz Gelardi on Twitter
Good morning from Cripple Creek where it’s day 6 of the Patrick Frazee trial. We’re about to head into court for the day. Stay tuned for updates. Yesterday his mistress was on the stand. Here’s a recap of the latest testimony: https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/kelsey-berreth-case/patrick-frazee-murder-trial-kenney-testifies-kelsey-berreths-daughter-was-present-for-murder …

8:06 AM - 8 Nov 2019

 

[PommyMommy]

Josh Whitston on Twitter (Video)
This little guy tried to get into the courtroom to watch the #PatrickFrazee trial. He couldn’t make it past security though @DenverChannel
8:13 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Elise Schmelzer on Twitter (Video)
Hello again from Teller County, #PatrickFrazee trial to get underway again shortly. Today the courthouse/media parking area was visited by a fox! Lovely!
8:20 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Sam Kraemer on Twitter
ICYMI: Here’s my Facebook live recap for Day 5 of the Patrick Frazee murder trial: https://www.facebook.com/SamKraemerTV/videos/961573010870913?vh=e&d=n&sfns=mo …
#KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney @KOAA
8:39 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Sam Kraemer on Twitter
Today’s the only day of the trial that I’ll miss. I’m off to see one of my best friends marry the love of his life. Enjoy your weekend!
8:41 AM · Nov 8, 2019·Twitter for iPhone

 

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Vicente Arenas on Twitter (Video)
Judge abruptly excuses jury and scolds court spectator for drawing sketches during #murder #trial of #PatrickFrazee accused of killing fiance #kelseyberreth ⁦@KDVR⁩ ⁦@channel2kwgn
7:51 AM - 8 Nov 2019 from Teller County Courthouse

Jakob Rodgers on Twitter
UPDATE: Two law enforcement dog handlers testified that their bloodhouds detected decomposing human scents, such as blood, at the Nash ranch were #PatrickFrazee is accused of stashing #KelseyBerreth's body, as well as outside Berreth's Woodland Park condo.
@csgazette
10:02 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Jakob Rodgers on Twitter
Specifically, an Elizabeth Police Department officer testified his bloodhound detected the scent of human remains in February at the Nash ranch -- the spot where #PatrickFrazee is accused of stashing #KelseyBerreth's body before burning it, southwest of Cripple Creek.
@csgazette
10:03 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Ashley Franco on Twitter
DAY 6 #PatrickFrazee trial: Out on a quick morning break. We’ve heard from 4 witnesses so far. Two of them were experts in K-9 unit cadaver dogs. Both law enforcement officials. @KKTV11News
10:03 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Ashley Franco on Twitter
One of the officers was asked to search the Nash Ranch where #PatrickFrazee had land. We were shown a video of the cadaver dog searching a bale of hay in the barn. The dog signaled human decomposition on a particular hay pile. @KKTV11News
10:05 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Ashley Franco on Twitter
This is significant because #KrystalLee said #PatrickFrazee took the black tote box that allegedly had #KelseyBerreth body in it to the ranch and placed it on top of a hay stack. The cadaver dog located human decomp at the exact place the tote box was. @KKTV11News
10:06 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Jakob Rodgers on Twitter
Instead, that dog found a scent (which can include feces or bodily fluids) in the upstairs bathroom. The officer thought it was due to underwear on the floor, but said later it could "absolutely" have been blood later found on the toilet.
@csgazette #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee
10:06 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Ashley Franco on Twitter
The other K-9 unit was sent to #KelseyBerreth condo. The officer told us she located human decomp at the bumper on the left side of Kelsey’s car. @KKTV11News
10:07 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Ashley Franco on Twitter
#KrystalLee told the court she had put bloody evidence she couldn’t clean in trash bags and placed them outside at the back of #KelseyBerreth car. The same place the cadaver dog located human decomp. @KKTV11News
10:08 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Ashley Franco on Twitter
We also just hear from #KrystalLee dad, Sydney Kenney. He lightly recounted Krystal’s upbringing. He also recalled Thanksgiving Fay of last year. He said he was at Krystals for the holiday. @KKTV11News
10:09 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Jakob Rodgers on Twitter
The father of #PatrickFrazee's mistress, Krystal Lee, also took the stand today. He testified that Lee was at home on Thanksgiving Day last year, and he was with her most of the day.
#KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee @csgazette
10:09 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Elise Schmelzer on Twitter
So far today in #PatrickFrazee trial we’ve heard from woman who owns ranch where he allegedly stored #KelseyBerreth’s body, two cadaver dog handlers, Krystal Lee Kenney’s dad
10:04 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Elise Schmelzer on Twitter
Cadaver dog handlers said their bloodhounds hit on the back of Berreth’s car — where Kenney said she placed bags of bloody items from house — and a stained hay bale in the barn where Frazee allegedly hit body in plastic storage container.
10:05 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Elise Schmelzer on Twitter
Dog also hit on bathroom in Berreth’s condo, handler said there was a pair of dirty underwear in there. But admitted sometimes hard to tell exactly what dog is alerting to. The dogs did not come to court — too slobbery apparently.
10:11 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Elise Schmelzer on Twitter
Kenney’s dad talked about his daughter, now caught up in a murder scheme. Said she was “soft hearted” and always wanted to please. Said he knew of #PatrickFrazee 8-10 years ago but didn’t like him, based on daughter’s description.
10:11 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Ashley Franco on Twitter
He said he remembered seeing #KrystalLee the day after Thanksgiving. He said he didn’t see her again until he thought eitherDec 25 later at night or Dec 26 in the morning. @KKTV11News #PatrickFrazee #KelseyBerreth
10:11 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Jakob Rodgers on Twitter
Asked to describe Krystal Lee's personality, her father said:
"She likes to please... she was always good at what she tried to do. She likes people. And she likes people who like her. I remember that she was really soft-hearted."
@csgazette #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee
10:11 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Jakob Rodgers on Twitter
The judge told the jury to disregard that last sentence, amid objections from defense.
10:11 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Elise Schmelzer on Twitter
Apparently some FBI agents are slated to testify later today. Berreth’s dad is in courtroom, but her mom hasn’t been there since first day. Frazee’s sister has been watching most of trial, but not here today from what I can tell.
10:11 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Elise Schmelzer on Twitter
WAY less spectators in court today. A couple dozen were here during Kenney’s testimony. Now about 10 or so. One man told me he came to watch because he had a few hours to kill before he could check into hotel.
10:17AM - 8 Nov 2019

Stephanie (Butzer) Rose on Twitter
From #PatrickFrazee murder trial today:
-Cadaver dog handlers say what their dogs hit on at Nash Ranch/#KelseyBerreth’s condo
-Security dir. of hospital where #KrystalKenney works shows she was at work day before/after T-giving
-Her father testified T-giving w/ her
Story coming!
10:21 AM - 8 Nov 2019 from Colorado, USA

Vicente Arenas on Twitter
FRAZEE TRIAL UPDATE: On the stand so far today: Nash Ranch Owner, Father of Krystal Lee, Two K-9 Handlers and Idaho Hospital Security Officer. Patrick Frazee on trial for murder of fiance #krystalBerreth @KDVR @channel2kwgn

10:21 AM - 8 Nov 2019 from Teller County Courthouse

Vicente Arenas on Twitter
Frazee Trial Update: Video shown of Bloodhound detecting human decomposition scent at Patrick Frazee’s barn. Dog sat on discolored hay stack 15 feet tall. Frazee on trial for murder of fiancee #kelseyberreth @KDVR @channel2kwgn
10:24 AM - 8 Nov 2019 from Teller County Courthouse

 

[PommyMommy]

NOV 8, 2019
Frazee trial: K-9 handlers say dogs hit on items tied to murder
[...]

... But prosecutors started the day by having two K-9 handlers testify, both of whom said their dogs hit on items at different locations that were involved in the murder plot.

[...]

Court started at 8:30 a.m. Friday, with Judge Scott Sells reminding the court that it will not be in session Monday because of Veterans Day. Fourth Judicial District Attorney Dan May then picked up with questioning.

JN, who co-owns Nash Ranch, told May that she leased grazing rights to Frazee and that he had a lease for the area, including the barn, as well as a key to the ranch, in November 2018. Nash said nobody else was leasing the ranch at the time and that she knew Frazee kept items in the barn, including a tractor and hay.

[...]

May then called Elizabeth Police Department Office Mike Hurst, who also previously worked for the Teller County Sheriff’s Office and who specializes working with K-9s – including bloodhounds, tracker dogs and cadaver dogs.

[...]

... Hurst said he and Radar have spent more than 5,000 hours training and have been in the field to find bodies or scents 30-40 times. Radar has never had a false hit, Hurst testified.

[...]

He said Radar sat after he smelled the hay bales again near the bottom of them, which indicated a positive hit. Hurst said he saw stains on the top of the 12-foot hay bales, so he decided to get on top of them.

Prosecutors showed a picture of the top of the hale bale taken on Dec. 21, showing indented hay that was discolored – brown or possibly dark red – and which looked wet. Hurst said that spot is where Radar indicated again once he and Hurst were atop the hay bale. May showed a video of Radar sniffing around on the hay bales and sitting by the stained area of hay. Hurst said that even though the tote had been removed from the bale months earlier, he believed Radar could still smell something there because the barn had protected the hay from weather.

[...]

May then called Brian Eberle, who has a bloodhound named Lucy and who previously worked with Jefferson County, who was asked to come out with Lucy to Woodland Park on Dec. 4, 2018. ...

[...]

... Toyota, where she gave a positive indication of a decomposing human scent on the back corner of the driver’s side. Eberle said it was possible that there could still be a scent there if there were bloody items loaded into trash bags nearby.

He said it was also possible that Lucy could pick up scents like the one she hit on if the bags were left 10 days earlier. She, like Radar, had never given a false positive, Eberle said, and was in the 90-95 percentile for accuracy.

[...]

The judge asked Eberly questions from the jury about how the bleach could have affected Lucy’s scent-finding, to which he said that they hadn’t trained with bleach before because it would be harmful.

[...]

Prosecutor Beth Reed called the senior director of the security department for the health system for which Kenney worked in Idaho to have him testify about Kenney’s badge usage at the hospital on Nov. 21 and 23. He said on Nov. 21, her schedule and movements were fairly normal, and that he had no reason to believe somebody else was using her badge.

[...]

Reed then called Kenney’s father, Sidney Kenney, to the stand. She asked him about the events surrounding Nov. 22. He said the plan was for all the family to sit down for Thanksgiving dinner in the afternoon. He said he saw both Kenney and her ex-husband that day and was at their house until around 6:30 p.m. that day. ...

... He said he saw Kenney again the evening of Nov. 23 around 7 p.m. but that she never said anything about plans for the weekend. He said he then saw her again sometime late on Nov. 25 or on Nov. 26.

[...]

... Upon cross-examination, Sidney Kenney told Stiegerwald that it was not unusual for Kenney to go to Colorado to visit her mother.

Court went into recess just before 10 a.m. and was back at 10:15 a.m.

 

[PommyMommy]

Kate Singh on Twitter
In court for day 6 the #PatrickFrazee murder trial and crowds have noticably thinned. Today, we heard cadaver dogs had positive hits outside Berreth's home & in a barn on Nash Ranch. It wasn't animal blood, the handler says, his dog knows the difference.
11:43 AM - 8 Nov 2019

Jakob Rodgers on Twitter
Update: Testimony for the rest of this morning focuses on surveillance camera footage from two locations -- a Sonic Drive-In in Woodland Park and a Conoco gas station in Florissant, showing the movements of #PatrickFrazee and his mistress the day of Nov. 24, 2018.
@csgazette

Camera footage from the Sonic Drive-In showed Krystal Lee, who has previously used the last name Kenney, getting an order of food around 1 p.m. on Nov. 24. That fits with earlier testimony that she got food after cleaning the "mess" at #KelseyBerreth's apartment.
@csgazette

Jakob Rodgers on Twitter
Also: Footage was shown at the Conoco gas station in Florissant. It included video of #PatrickFrazee filling up a six-gallon, faded red gas can with gasoline. Prosecutors say he later used that gas to fuel the fire that he lit to burn #KelseyBerreth's body. @csgazette

Jakob Rodgers on Twitter
Finally, the footage showed #PatrickFrazee's truck and the black car used by Krystal Lee pulling in and out of the gas station throughout the late afternoon and evening of Nov. 24. @csgazette #KelseyBerreth

Jakob Rodgers on Twitter
Lee said she left the gas station with #PatrickFrazee & retrieved #KelseyBerreth's body from land Frazee leased near Cripple Creek, then burned Berreth's body at Frazee's ranch. Lee returned to the gas station after returning from ranch & before returning to Idado that night.

Jakob Rodgers on Twitter
One thing to add onto from earlier today... the officers who testified earlier, who were in charge of bloodhounds, said that bleach and cleaning supplies could affect the dogs' ability to detect the scents of decomposing human remains. @csgazette #PatrickFrazee #KelseyBerreth

 

[PommyMommy]

NOV 8, 2019
Prosecutors attempt to corroborate witness in Patrick Frazee trial
[...]

The prosecution’s key witness, Krystal Lee Kenney, testified for the two days prior about how she helped Frazee clean the crime scene and burn Berreth’s body, giving an exact timeline of how she drove from Idaho to Colorado and how she and Frazee moved about Teller County to hide evidence.

Testimony on Friday showed the breadth of the investigation into the Woodland Park mother’s disappearance and alleged murder by her fiancé. Prosecutors called in Kenney’s father as well as a Woodland Park Sonic Drive In manager who helped investigators find video of Kenney at the fast food restaurant, and the man who runs security at the Idaho hospital where Kenney worked. Some of the witnesses’ testimony lasted less than five minutes.

[...]

Many of the witnesses gave testimony that corroborated Kenney’s account.

Kenney’s father, Sidney Dustin Kenney, corroborated his daughter’s story that she was at her Idaho home on Thanksgiving Day – the day Frazee allegedly killed Berreth.

[...]

The hospital security manager said that Kenney was indeed in the hospital on Nov. 23 when she said she was there to change her on-call shift scheduled for the next day. Kenney said she had to change her shift so she could travel to Colorado.

[...]

Security camera footage showed Kenney at a Woodland Park Sonic Drive-In...
Images from a gas station showed Kenney and Frazee’s vehicles moving in and out of the parking lot, consistent with what Kenney told investigators, a Colorado Bureau of Investigation agent testified. The footage also showed Frazee filling a large red gas can on Nov. 24...

[...]

On Dec. 4, two days after Berreth’s mother reported her missing, a cadaver dog swept Berreth’s condo. While the dog alerted to a pair of dirty underwear in the bathroom, it did not alert anywhere else in the house, which Kenney said had been covered in blood a week prior.

[...]

One of the teens – soft-spoken and scared — testified that Frazee asked him in the days after Thanksgiving to move dirt to the area of the fire and cover up a burn scar left on the ground. Kenney later led investigators to the spot, and law enforcement removed the new dirt, revealing a large burn mark.

[…]

 

[PommyMommy]

Jennifer Meckles on Twitter
We heard from Julie Nash this AM, of the Nash Ranch. That’s where prosecutors say Patrick Frazee stored Kelsey’s in a tote inside a barn before he later burned it. Nash says only a few people had access to the barn, including Patrick, who leased some of the land for cattle.
12:17 PM - 8 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles on Twitter
Prosecution brings in Frank Hurst, a K9 officer (Elizabeth PD) who specializes in handling cadaver dogs. He testifies that he and his dog, Radar – a 140lb of bloodhound – helped search a barn on the Nash Ranch for human decomposition in the Berreth case.
12:17 PM - 8 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles on Twitter
Throughout this case the judge has certified experts as they testify in a certain area. Today, he certified “Radar” as an expert in detecting human decomposition. Judge Sells says:
“This is the first time I’ve ever certified an animal as an expert before”
12:17 PM - 8 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles on Twitter
A lighter moment, in the middle of this very sad case:
Radar’s handler says he would have brought Radar to court today but “he’s a really big dog and would throw slobber everywhere”
Judge Sells replies “Thank you.”
Courtroom crowd giggles
12:17 PM - 8 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles on Twitter
Hurst testifies that Radar indicated human decomposition scent on top of a haystack in a barn at Nash Ranch. We watch a video of them working, when Radar finds the spot. Prosecutors say this is where Frazee stored the tote with Kesley’s body inside.
12:17 PM - 8 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles on Twitter
We hear from another K9 officer, Brian Eberle. He and his dog Lucy searched #KelseyBerreth ’s home. He says Lucy found human decomp scent outside by one of Kelsey’s vehicles.
12:17 PM - 8 Nov 2019
Jennifer Meckles on Twitter
Eberle says the only place inside Kelsey’s house where the dog indicated human decomp was a pair of underwear, in a bathroom. Prosecution asks if a dirty pair of underwear could alert a dog too? (not necessarily covered in blood) Eberle testifies yes – that would alert a dog.
12:17 PM - 8 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles on Twitter
Eberle says Lucy did not pick up any other scent inside Kelsey’s home. Remember Krystal testified that she cleaned the house using bleach. K9 handlers say bleach can cover decomp smell and affect the dog’s ability to find it
12:17 PM - 8 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles on Twitter
Defense questions witness on the dog’s search of house. Reminds jurors that Lucy didn’t find any smells on the couch, living room floor, cedar chest, fireplace, or stairs – all places that Krystal says there was blood (before she cleaned)
12:17 PM - 8 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles on Twitter
Next we hear from “Abbey” Abbondandolo, who works for St. Luke's Health System in Idaho and oversees security for the system. He testifies that he was asked to review an employee’s (Krystal Lee) access badge records for 11/23/18.
12:17 PM - 8 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles on Twitter
Abbey testifies that Krystal’s badge was used her the hospital where she worked starting about 5:25am on 11/23/18 until about 4:45pm. Looks like prosecution is trying to prove Krystal is in Idaho on 11/23/18
12:17 PM - 8 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles on Twitter
Krystal Lee’s father also took the stand. Testified that he spent Thanksgiving 2018 with his daughter (at her home, hosting a lot of family). That was 11/22/18. Said he also saw Krystal the next evening, 11/23/18.
12:17 PM - 8 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles on Twitter
Krystal Lee testified that after she cleaned up Kelsey ‘s house on 11/24/18, she went to Sonic to get food for Patrick and his daughter. A Sonic employee took the stand this this AM, testifying that she provided police surveillance video from that day
12:17 PM - 8 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles on Twitter
Prosecution shows still pictures, taken from surveillance video from Woodland Park Sonic on 11/24/18. We see a black car in drive through (which Krystal said she drove) and a blonde woman inside. Prosecution says that woman is Krystal Lee.
12:17 PM - 8 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles on Twitter
Krystal testified that on 11/24/18, after cleanup and Sonic, she met Patrick at his ranch where he told her about the murder, then she went back to Woodland Park to send a text from Kelsey’s phone, then she drove to the Florissant Conoco to meet Patrick again.
12:17 PM - 8 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles on Twitter
Krystal testified that she and Patrick left the Conoco together in his truck to go retrieve the tote with Kelsey’s body inside from Nash Ranch, then later to Patricks ranch to burn the body. Prosecutors show Conoco surveillance, attempting to corroborate timelines
12:17 PM - 8 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles on Twitter
Prosecution shows photos & videos from Conoco surveillance on 11/24/18 afternoon, showing Krystal’s black car & Frazee’s red truck there multiple times throughout the afternoon and evening.
12:17 PM - 8 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles on Twitter
Conoco video (11/24/18 ~4:30) also shows Frazee retrieve a gas can from his truck bed & fill it up. Krystal testified that Patrick used a gas can for the fire when he burned Kelsey’s body, & later showed investigators where it was on his property.
12:17 PM - 8 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles on Twitter
Prosecution pulls the gas can out of a evidence box in the courtroom, and shows it to the jury. Former Woodland Park PD Commander Christopher Adams (now CBI) said thats the gas can he saw Frazee fill up
12:17 PM - 8 Nov 2019

Jennifer Meckles on Twitter
We end morning testimony, still reviewing surveillance from Conoco. Break for lunch. We'll be back in court shortly after 1pm today
12:17 PM - 8 Nov 2019

Vicente Arenas on Twitter (Video)
Frazee Trial Update: Rare video shown to jury of #k-9 #bloodhound named “Radar” finding evidence of a decomposing body. The discovery took place at a ranch not far from home of Patrick Frazee accused of killing fiance #kelseyberreth ⁦@KDVR⁩ ⁦@channel2kwgn
12:24 PM - 8 Nov 2019 from Teller County Courthouse

Elise Schmelzer on Twitter
The breadth of witnesses that we’ve heard from today is interesting. So many people tangentially connected - or not connected at all - to #PatrickFrazee have now become wrapped up in his trial. Teens who worked on his ranch, lady who manages Woodland Park Sonic Drive In, etc
12:38 PM - 8 Nov 2019

Blair Miller on Twitter
UPDATE: In the second portion of this morning’s testimony in the Patrick Frazee trial, a Sonic employee and Conoco employee testified they believed they saw Frazee and Krystal Kenney on Nov. 24 and the court reviewed surveillance video from both locations.
Frazee trial: K-9 handlers say dogs hit on items tied to murder
12:54 PM - 8 Nov 2019

 

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