CO CO- Kimberly Bell,51,last seen 2019, strangled, dismembered, put in trash bags, still not located, Arrests- Javier Martell & Jennifer Bremer, '24.

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Oct 15 2024

2 arrested for murder in Colorado cold case of woman last seen 5+ years ago

Two people have been arrested for murder in connection with the cold case of Kimberly Bell who was last seen in August 2019.

www.cbsnews.com

Kimberly BellDouglas County

https://ktla.com/news/california/arrests-made-in-grisly-cold-case-of-california-woman-killed-dismembered-in-colorado/

''Javier Martell, who goes by Alex, and Jennifer Bremer have been identified as the suspects in Bell's disappearance. Martell was arrested last Thursday and is facing two counts of first-degree murder. Bremer turned herself in on Friday and is facing accessory to a crime and identity theft charges.

According to investigators, Bell was in the driver's seat of her vehicle with the two suspects, who she knew, at the Lincoln RTD parking structure near Park Meadows Drive when Martell, who was in the backseat of the car, became upset with her and strangled her from behind. He then ordered Bremer to drive to a Home Depot where Weekly said Martell purchased several items including an axe.

Javier Martell Douglas County
Weekly said that Martell then used that axe to dismember Bell's body near Estes Park and disposed of the trash bags containing her dismembered body in a nearby veterinary clinic dumpster. Weekly said that to date, Bell's remains have not been located.''

Jennifer BremerDouglas County
Weekly said some aspects of the case remain unclear and the investigation continues.'

 

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Oct 16, 2024
Two arrests have been made in Colorado in connection with a gruesome cold case killing and dismemberment of a woman born and raised in California.

 

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Digital Forensics Reignites 2019 Cold Case Murder Of Kimberly Bell

Bremer, who was Martell's girlfriend at the time, drove the car while Martell continued to choke Bell until she was dead.

www.forbes.com

''Despite the extensive investigation, Bell’s remains have not been recovered, but the detailed digital evidence, particularly Google location data and internet searches–which included queries such as, “does phone ping location if off” and “take a tracking system out of a Ford focus”–from Bell’s devices was crucial in the arrests''.

• ''Timeline Reconstruction: Investigators can retrieve a detailed timeline of where a device has been over specific time periods. For example, the timeline can place a person at a crime scene or show their travel route before and after a criminal event.
• Corroborating Testimony: Google location data can confirm or contradict statements made by suspects or witnesses.''

 

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Kimberly Kay Bell – The Charley Project

Last updated October 25, 2024; casefile added.

Details of Disappearance​

Bell was last seen in the Denver metro area of Colorado on July 22, 2019. Her sister reported her missing on August 19. They lived together in the 11800 block of Kokomo Road in Franktown, Colorado. Bell's sister stated she fell in with a bad crowd prior to her disappearance. She had worked as a driver from a limousine company, but suddenly stopped showing up for work.

In October 2024, Javier "Alex" Martell and Jennifer Lynn Bremer were charged in Bell's resumed death. Martell was charged with first-degree murder and Bremer was charged with identity theft and being an accessory to a crime. Photos of them are posted with this case summary. Bell knew them; they were all associated with the drug culture.

Authorities believe Bell, Martel and Bremer were in Bell's rental black Ford Focus in a parking garage at the Lincoln Street light rail station when Martell attacked her and strangled her to death at about 2:00 p.m. on July 22. Her remains were allegedly dismembered and left in a trash bin at a veterinary office in the Estes Park area. Bell's rented vehicle was later found abandoned in Estes Park.

Martel and Bremer are awaiting trial. Bell has never been located, but foul play is suspected in her case due to the circumstances involved.