FORT COLLINS — A former prosecutor in a botched murder conviction says the 1987 slaying of Peggy Hettrick of Fort Collins may never be solved.
Terrence Gilmore, who helped win a conviction in the case that was later overturned, made the comment to state regulators. The Fort Collins Coloradoan reported about a transcript of the interview on its website Wednesday.
Tim Masters was convicted of murder in Hettrick’s death and served nearly 10 years in prison before he was cleared by DNA evidence.
The state Office of Attorney Regulation censured Gilmore and another prosecutor for not making sure defense attorneys had all the evidence. Both are now judges. They haven’t commented publicly because the slaying is unsolved and Masters has sued them in federal court.
The Associated Press
