GUILTY CO - Sylvia Quayle, 34, murdered, Cherry Hills Village, 4 Aug 1981 *ARREST in 2021*

[Niner]

Thursday, June 30th:
*Trial continues (Day 4) (@ 8:30am MT) - CO – Sylvia Mae Quayle (35) (found murdered on Aug. 4, 1981, Cherry Hills Village, so. of Denver) - *David Dwayne Anderson (21 @ time of crime/62/now 63) arrested & charged (2/10/21) & arraigned (9/24/21) with 1 count of 1st degree murder (after deliberation) & 1 count of 1st degree murder (felony murder). Arrested in Cozad, NE & waived extradition to CO.
Trial began on 2/25/22 & ended 3/8/22 with a hung jury.
Re-Trial starts on 6/24/22 with jury selection & trial starts on 6/27/22 (thru 7/1/22).
United Data Connect worked with Colorado BI Dept. with genetic genealogy testing/DNA Match.
Murder info & other crimes & court info from 3/22/21 to 2/18/22 & Trial Day 1-7 (2/25/22-3/8/22) & 3/9/22 thru 6/17/22 & Trial Day 1-Jury Selection (6/24/22) & trial day 1-2 (6/27-6/28/22) reference post #59 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...llage-4-aug-1981-arrest-in-2021.560937/page-3
6/29/22 Wednesday, Trial Day 3: No info available. Trial continues on 6/30/22.

 

[Niner]

Looks like he was found GUILTY!!

Date Len Appearance Name Hearing Type Case # Location Division
8/4/22
10:30 AM 1Hr IN PERSON ANDERSON, DAVID Sentencing Hearing D32021CR314 Arapahoe County Div. 206

link: Colorado Judicial Branch - Court Docket Search

 

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His sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 4. He faces life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years.

“We’re very grateful for the numerous investigators, analysts, and forensic scientists who, through the decades, refused to let the passage of time deter them in their quest for justice,” said Chief Deputy District Attorney Chris Gallo. “We certainly hope that this small measure of justice brings some degree of peace to Sylvia Quayle’s family, who has waited more than 40 years for this result.”

District Attorney John Kellner said this was a case that most people said would never get solved, but time and science was on their side.

Cold case solved: Murder suspect convicted in 1981 death of Cherry Hills woman

After more than 40 years and an arrest in 2021, the suspect in a cold case murder out of Cherry Hills was convicted by a jury Thursday.

www.thedenverchannel.com

 

[Niner]

And I see he will be sentenced 41 years on the day Sylvia was murdered....

 

[Niner]

After four decades, justice finally arrived for Sylvia Quayle - The Villager

Nothing could assuage the horror of the day in early August 1981 when 34-year-old Sylvia Quayle’s lifeless body was discovered by her father in her home in the 3800 block of South Ogden Street in Cherry Hills Village (CHV). He had come to check on her after she didn’t show up for coffee with her...

villagerpublishing.com

Just a recap of the case - but I do like this picture of Sylvia in the article.


Justice is coming!

 

[Niner]

And finally after 41 years....

Thursday, August 4th:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 10:30am MT) - CO – Sylvia Mae Quayle (35) (found murdered on Aug. 4, 1981, Cherry Hills Village, so. of Denver) - *David Dwayne Anderson (21 @ time of crime/62/now 63) arrested & charged (2/10/21) & arraigned (9/24/21) with 1 count of 1st degree murder (after deliberation) & 1 count of 1st degree murder (felony murder). Arrested in Cozad, NE & waived extradition to CO.
Trial began on 2/25/22 & ended 3/8/22 with a hung jury.
Re-Trial starts on 6/24/22 with jury selection & trial started on 6/27/22 & ended on 6/30/22 with a guilty verdict.
United Data Connect worked with Colorado BI Dept. with genetic genealogy testing/DNA Match.
Murder info & other crimes & court info from 3/22/21 to 2/18/22 & Trial Day 1-7 (2/25/22-3/8/22) & 3/9/22 thru 6/17/22 & Trial Day 1-Jury Selection (6/24/22) & trial day 1-3 (6/27-6/29/22) reference post #61 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...llage-4-aug-1981-arrest-in-2021.560937/page-4
6/30/22 Thursday, Trial Day 4: The jury found Anderson GUILTY. Of 2 counts of 1st degree murder. Sentencing hearing on 8/4/22. He faces life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years.

 

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Judge sentences killer to life for 1981 murder in Cherry Hills Village: “You will never breathe another free breath”

A jury convicted David Dwayne Anderson, 63, in June on two counts of first-degree murder for the brutal 1981 killing of the 34-year-old Sylvia Quayle.

www.denverpost.com

August 4, 2022

Exactly 41 years to the day after Sylvia Quayle’s body was discovered in her Cherry Hills Village home, a judge sentenced her killer to life in prison.

A jury convicted David Dwayne Anderson, 63, in June on two counts of first-degree murder for the brutal 1981 killing of the 34-year-old Quayle. Arapahoe County District Judge Darren Vahle on Thursday handed Anderson a life sentence.

The 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said Anderson will be eligible for parole after 20 years, a result of the sentencing guidelines in place at the time of the crime.