GUILTY Kelsey Berreth, 29, Woodland Park, Teller County, 22 Nov 2018 - *Arrest* #67

[oviedo]

I wonder if all of Kelsey's family will attend closing arguments? I hope they are well protected if they do.
JMO

 

[NoeticSoul]

@SamKraemerTV
I’ll plan on another Facebook live around 8:30 p.m. MT. Of course, that’s subject to change if a verdict is handed down. I’ll share updates as we can. @KOAA #KelseyBerreth #PatrickFrazee #KrystalKenney

 

[SuziQ]

Quick question. In Colorado, after a guilty verdict, do they go straight to sentencing?

 

[Yellow Rose]

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KOAA News5
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Closing arguments will begin this morning in the murder trial of Patrick Frazee after the prosecution wrapped up the last of its witness testimonies and the defense rested without calling a witness to the stand. https://koaa.com/news/frazee-tr

 

[PommyMommy]

Josh Whitston on Twitter
Day 11 of the #PatrickFrazee murder trial. Waiting for court to start. Expecting closing arguments this morning and then it goes to the jury. @DenverChannel

6:58 AM - 18 Nov 2019

Lauren Scharf on Twitter
Beautiful view from Cripple Creek, CO. @danielaleontv and I are back in Teller County to cover the murder trial against Patrick #Frazee Closing arguments are set for this morning. Head to @FOX21News for the latest info.
: @KelseySouto

7:08 AM - 18 Nov 2019

 

[Noharg]

TOTAL=Twenty Three Votes for 1st Degree Murder

Guilty 1st Degree Murder

JMO

 

[AgeofAquaruis]

CBS has a story on the trial -Ashley Franco is being interviewed and they are featuring the kill list prominently- predicting a day or 2 for verdict
IMO

They do have a lot on their plate to digest.

 

[PommyMommy]

NOV 18, 2019
Facts from the Patrick Frazee trial; Closing arguments set for Monday
[...]

Here are the facts from the murder trial:

• Frazee was described as a cold, calculating manipulator during opening arguments
• Prosecutor Jennifer Viehman told jurors Frazee asked Krystal Lee at least three times to kill Berreth
  • Lee is a former Idaho nurse who pleaded guilty to evidence tampering for moving Berreth’s cellphone. Lee, who was in a relationship with Frazee, agreed to testify against him under a plea deal.
• Frazee could be heard on a police officer’s body camera when he was asked if he had seen Berreth.
  • “We basically had a heart-to-heart and wanted to go separate ways,” Frazee is heard saying. “She request I give her all her possessions.”
• Clinton Berreth testified that when he came to Woodland Park to help search for his sister, he grew more worried when “I looked down and noticed blood on the toilet bowl … and we called the police.”
• During the trial, Lee said she grabbed several blood-spattered items from Berreth’s home to be burned, including a stuffed animal, children’s building blocks and what she thought was a Bible. She also testified that Frazee and Berreth’s baby daughter was in the home when the blindfolded mother was bludgeoned to death with a baseball bat.
• Lee also said Frazee put Berreth’s body in a dry water trough and lit it on fire. At one point she said flames were as high as the nearby trees, so Frazee covered the blaze with what appeared to be metal roofing.
• Jurors were shown a photo of what is believed to be a tooth belonging to Berreth. Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent Charles DeFrance testified the tooth shown in the photo was found in a burned area of land on a ranch belonging to Frazee.
• Jurors were also shown video of a bloodhound named “Radar” who found evidence of a decomposing body at Frazee’s property.
• A friend of Frazee’s said Frazee wanted to kill Berreth before. He said Frazee repeatedly said, “no body, no crime.”
• One witness told the jury that Frazee said Berreth, “is never coming back.”
• A horse owner testified that Frazee said he just wanted Berreth “gone” so he could raise their daughter with someone else.
• Another witness said Frazee would never say anything kind about Berreth and claimed she was not a good mother.
• A coworker of Lee testified that Lee said, “I did what I had to… to get out alive and keep my kids safe.”
• Another coworker told the court that Lee said she had gotten herself into a bad situation.
• A Colorado Bureau of Investigation agent testified, saying she found a number of suspected blood stains in Berreth’s condo even though it had been cleaned.
• Jurors also heard from some of Berreth’s coworkers who say they were concerned about her before her disappearance. “She had gotten into a confrontation with Patrick… he was acting like a (expletive),” said one friend.
• A forensic anthropologist talked about a tooth found on Frazee’s property. An image of the tooth was displayed to the jury on a large screen. “This tooth has been broken. This is not a whole tooth. I think it’s human,” the anthropologist said.
• Another investigator later said the fragment did not provide enough DNA to determine its source. Investigators have theorized Frazee burned Berreth’s body and the tooth was left behind.
• A social services worker with Teller County told the court she knew there were serious issues brewing between Frazee and Berreth.
• The child and family services administrator — who was assigned to handle custody issues for the couple’s daughter after Frazee was charged with murder — said Frazee talked to her about how they agreed to separate.
• The social worker also said Frazee spoke with her about his co-parenting plan with Berreth and how they planned to share custody.
• Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Greg Slater said in the days before Thanksgiving, Berreth was expressing frustration.
• Slater gave a detailed account of text messages between Berreth and Frazee. Slater said Berreth seemed to be upset about the promise Frazee had made to her about establishing a life together.
• A Federal Bureau of Investigation agent told jurors phones belonging to both Berreth and Frazee were traveling together near Florissant even after she disappeared. He showed the court how he tracked a phone belonging to Lee to Teller County the day after Thanksgiving. Not long afterward, Berreth’s phone went off the grid in Idaho, Lee’s home state.
• A jail inmate, Jacob Bentley, said Frazee asked him to kill Lee. Bentley also testified that Frazee wanted him to kill lead investigator Gregg Slater, Lee’s relatives and others. Slater said notes provided by Bentley appeared to be in Frazee’s handwriting. Frazee’s lawyer questioned Bentley’s credibility. He said Bentley was expected to testify in another case in which a defendant also asked him to kill a witness.

[...]

 

[Yellow Rose]

CBS has a story on the trial -Ashley Franco is being interviewed and they are featuring the kill list prominently- predicting a day or 2 for verdict
IMO

My hope is that the verdict comes even faster than that....a la speed of light.

 

[Noharg]

Day 11 of the Trial.

Roll Call!

Who's Here for Kelsey?

Here! I can’t wait to hear, well, read, “Guilty of murder in the first degree”.

 

[Noharg]

Here and anxious/excited for Kelsey and family.

Cherry on top of a guilty verdict would be a current picture of PF in cuffs...

Cuffs on and tent down!

 

[BUF]

Quick question. In Colorado, after a guilty verdict, do they go straight to sentencing?

Good question

 

[PommyMommy]

Josh Whitston on Twitter (Video)
What looks like #PatrickFrazee entering the courthouse on what could be the final day of his murder trial. Facing 1st degree murder charge or the possibility of 2nd degree murder or manslaughter. The last two charges were added at the end of the day Friday. @DenverChannel
7:16 AM - 18 Nov 2019

 

[BUF]

Jakob Rodgers and Lance Benzel are usually the quickest with courtroom updates. I have visions of them roller skating across the street to tweet!

 

[imstilla.grandma]

I'm here for Kelsey.. waiting patiently for the words, Guilty of first degree murder. Too bad he can't fry. MOO

Oooh, yeah!

 

[kakadu]

You guys are killing me this morning. You’re gonna have to start up a thread for me soon.

Fortunately you haven't lost your humor @imstilla.grandma . Hope you feeling better. Take care.

 

[GordianKnot]

Josh Whitston on Twitter (Video)
What looks like #PatrickFrazee entering the courthouse on what could be the final day of his murder trial. Facing 1st degree murder charge or the possibility of 2nd degree murder or manslaughter. The last two charges were added at the end of the day Friday. @DenverChannel
7:16 AM - 18 Nov 2019

It's so ridiculous. I mean, just look at that scene.

For a second there, I thought the Presidential motorcade had pulled up to the courthouse.

Pylons everywhere, roadways blocked off to the public....

At this point, the only thing missing is the bulletproof Pope-mobile.

JMO.

 

[Medstudies]

Dbm

 

[AgeofAquaruis]

NOV 18, 2019
Facts from the Patrick Frazee trial; Closing arguments set for Monday
[...]

Here are the facts from the murder trial:

• Frazee was described as a cold, calculating manipulator during opening arguments
• Prosecutor Jennifer Viehman told jurors Frazee asked Krystal Lee at least three times to kill Berreth
  • Lee is a former Idaho nurse who pleaded guilty to evidence tampering for moving Berreth’s cellphone. Lee, who was in a relationship with Frazee, agreed to testify against him under a plea deal.
• Frazee could be heard on a police officer’s body camera when he was asked if he had seen Berreth.
  • “We basically had a heart-to-heart and wanted to go separate ways,” Frazee is heard saying. “She request I give her all her possessions.”
• Clinton Berreth testified that when he came to Woodland Park to help search for his sister, he grew more worried when “I looked down and noticed blood on the toilet bowl … and we called the police.”
• During the trial, Lee said she grabbed several blood-spattered items from Berreth’s home to be burned, including a stuffed animal, children’s building blocks and what she thought was a Bible. She also testified that Frazee and Berreth’s baby daughter was in the home when the blindfolded mother was bludgeoned to death with a baseball bat.
• Lee also said Frazee put Berreth’s body in a dry water trough and lit it on fire. At one point she said flames were as high as the nearby trees, so Frazee covered the blaze with what appeared to be metal roofing.
• Jurors were shown a photo of what is believed to be a tooth belonging to Berreth. Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent Charles DeFrance testified the tooth shown in the photo was found in a burned area of land on a ranch belonging to Frazee.
• Jurors were also shown video of a bloodhound named “Radar” who found evidence of a decomposing body at Frazee’s property.
• A friend of Frazee’s said Frazee wanted to kill Berreth before. He said Frazee repeatedly said, “no body, no crime.”
• One witness told the jury that Frazee said Berreth, “is never coming back.”
• A horse owner testified that Frazee said he just wanted Berreth “gone” so he could raise their daughter with someone else.
• Another witness said Frazee would never say anything kind about Berreth and claimed she was not a good mother.
• A coworker of Lee testified that Lee said, “I did what I had to… to get out alive and keep my kids safe.”
• Another coworker told the court that Lee said she had gotten herself into a bad situation.
• A Colorado Bureau of Investigation agent testified, saying she found a number of suspected blood stains in Berreth’s condo even though it had been cleaned.
• Jurors also heard from some of Berreth’s coworkers who say they were concerned about her before her disappearance. “She had gotten into a confrontation with Patrick… he was acting like a (expletive),” said one friend.
• A forensic anthropologist talked about a tooth found on Frazee’s property. An image of the tooth was displayed to the jury on a large screen. “This tooth has been broken. This is not a whole tooth. I think it’s human,” the anthropologist said.
• Another investigator later said the fragment did not provide enough DNA to determine its source. Investigators have theorized Frazee burned Berreth’s body and the tooth was left behind.
• A social services worker with Teller County told the court she knew there were serious issues brewing between Frazee and Berreth.
• The child and family services administrator — who was assigned to handle custody issues for the couple’s daughter after Frazee was charged with murder — said Frazee talked to her about how they agreed to separate.
• The social worker also said Frazee spoke with her about his co-parenting plan with Berreth and how they planned to share custody.
• Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Greg Slater said in the days before Thanksgiving, Berreth was expressing frustration.
• Slater gave a detailed account of text messages between Berreth and Frazee. Slater said Berreth seemed to be upset about the promise Frazee had made to her about establishing a life together.
• A Federal Bureau of Investigation agent told jurors phones belonging to both Berreth and Frazee were traveling together near Florissant even after she disappeared. He showed the court how he tracked a phone belonging to Lee to Teller County the day after Thanksgiving. Not long afterward, Berreth’s phone went off the grid in Idaho, Lee’s home state.
• A jail inmate, Jacob Bentley, said Frazee asked him to kill Lee. Bentley also testified that Frazee wanted him to kill lead investigator Gregg Slater, Lee’s relatives and others. Slater said notes provided by Bentley appeared to be in Frazee’s handwriting. Frazee’s lawyer questioned Bentley’s credibility. He said Bentley was expected to testify in another case in which a defendant also asked him to kill a witness.

[...]

Ooooooh I wonder who that defendant could be in the other case. That he going to testify for. Bet there's a connection. Ring Ring. Going on an Elk Hunt.
MOO

 

[Kapua]

I predict that we will have a guilty of 1st degree murder verdict by late afternoon.

Justice for Kelsey!