More details on July deaths in Laramie, but no motive
Laramie – Police released more details Wednesday on the timing of the murders of two college students by a third, who then killed himself, but said they still lacked a motive for the killings.
Laramie police Cmdr. Dale Stalder said that on the morning of July 16, University of Wyoming student Justin Geiger, 19, first stabbed to death Adam Towler, 20, a Laramie resident who attended college out of state, then attacked UW student Anthony Klochak, 19, with the knife.
Klochak was able to flee and suffered only minor wounds.
That’s when UW student Amber Carlson, 19, walked into the room and was shot and killed by Geiger, who then killed himself with a single gunshot to the head, police said.
“We have not been able to piece together anything about the suspect, Geiger, leading up to this – in the hours, days, weeks, months – that gives us any idea of a clear motive,” Stalder said.
“We just don’t know what triggered this.”
Stalder said the victims had consumed alcohol but there was no evidence any drugs were consumed.
BOULDER
Ex-Ramsey suspect awaits trip to Calif.
John Mark Karr, a former suspect in the death of 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey, remained in the Boulder County Jail on Wednesday awaiting extradition to California on charges of possessing child pornography.
Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle said he does not know when Karr will leave the state or by what method.
Pelle said Karr will move to California before the Sept. 13 extradition deadline.
Sonoma County, Calif., authorities want Karr to appear on five misdemeanor counts that were filed in 2001.
The 41-year-old did not appear at his last court date and had been living overseas for the past five years.
The Sonoma County charges have to do with child pornography found on Karr’s computer.
It’s unknown what the images contain because authorities in California have sealed documents related to the case.
FORT COLLINS
Woman reports sexual assault
A 46-year-old woman reported to police that she was sexually assaulted Monday afternoon in her Fort Collins home.
The woman told investigators she was sexually assaulted while taking a nap in her bedroom after arriving home from work.
The suspect wore a black ski mask and entered the home through an unlocked front door, she told police. He held a knife to her throat during the assault, police said.
She said she heard the door open and close and footsteps on the stairs but assumed it was her teenage son coming home from school.
The victim described the attacker as a white male in his 30s, wearing a button-down, light- colored plaid shirt with sloppy bluejeans. Nothing was taken from the home.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Fort Collins Police Department at 970-221-6582 or Crime Stoppers at 970-221- 6868.
BOULDER
Child-safety group’s “cyber tip” nets arrest
A Boulder man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of attempted sexual exploitation of a child on the Internet, according to a Boulder County Sheriff’s Office news release.
Matthew Hileman, 36, was arrested after investigators received a “cyber tip” six weeks ago from the Internet Crimes Against Children Association, the release said.
The tipster said someone was trying to entice boys between the ages of 12 and 14 into offering Web photos of themselves performing sex acts, police said.
Detectives said information led them to a residence.
After a search warrant was obtained, Hileman’s computer and files were seized.
No victims have been identified, and the investigation is continuing.
Hileman is being held in the Boulder County Jail.
DENVER
Gambling raid nabs 36; drugs, cash found
Police arrested 36 people suspected of gambling at a social club in northwest Denver where cocaine was found along with $10,000 in cash.
SWAT officers, vice team members and agents with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation carried out the raid Tuesday night at the Matterhorn Social Club, 3918 Tennyson St., said police spokesman Sonny Jackson.
In February, 41 people were arrested in raids on suspected illegal poker games at two social clubs in Denver after a three- month investigation.
MANCOS
Bikers lose appeal; judge eases rally limits
The state Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected a request from Rally in the Rockies for relief from a Montezuma County judge’s injunction against motorcycle events planned for Labor Day weekend at the main biker venue, Echo Basin Ranch.
Rally attorney Bill Zimsky said the appellate court turned down rally organizers, but District Judge Sharon Han sen in Cortez relented somewhat on her injunction from earlier in the week. She gave the rally and the Echo Basin guest ranch permission to let in 1,200 campers.
On Monday, she had limited overnight guests to 600 at the 800-acre site in addition to halting all events because of public safety concerns.
The rally brings tens of thousands of bikers to the Four Corners over the week, but the peak crowd for any one time, at any one place, was expected to gather at Echo Basin on Saturday night. The projection was for roughly 8,000 rallygoers.
Hansen said she did not believe security was adequate.
LONE TREE
Parasite in pool brings medical alert
Anyone who fell ill after using the Lone Tree Recreation Center swimming pool should see a doctor, the Tri-County Health Department and South Suburban Parks and Recreation warned Wednesday.
Tests on three stool samples found the presence of the waterborne stomach parasite Crypto sporidium after 21 people got sick after a birthday party at the pool Aug. 13.
The parasite passes through the system in about two weeks, causing diarrhea and stomach cramps, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Health Department found that the recreation center treated the pool properly but that Cryptosporidium is rare and resistant to chlorine.
The pool was closed Wednesday for a “super chlorination” process and is expected to reopen Friday.
