BOULDER, Colo.-
A Lafayette woman whose body lay in a car trunk in her garage for three weeks after she was killed had 18 knife wounds on her neck and had been drinking alcohol, according to an autopsy report.
The report, released Wednesday, said some of the wounds in Linda Damm’s neck were superficial but others reached major blood vessels. The report said Damm, 52, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.217 percent—more than twice the level at which a motorist is considered drunk.
Damm’s daughter, Tess Damm, 15, has been charged as an adult with conspiracy and other counts in her mother’s slaying. Tess Damm’s boyfriend, Bryan Grove, 17, has been charged as an adult with first-degree murder.
The are being held without bail.
An arrest affidavit said Grove told investigators he choked Linda Damm until she was unconscious, then stabbed her until she stopped breathing. He then considered dismembering the body, but gave up after trying to sever her leg, the affidavit said.
Jared Smith, 16, was sentenced April 4 to two years in the Division of Youth Corrections for being an accessory. Jared Guy, 18, who faces charges of being an accessory and tampering with evidence, was released from jail on $5,000 bond last month.
Smith and Guy were accused of helping Grove and Tess Damm in efforts to dispose of the body.
