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Man spending decades in prison for 2 Aurora murders takes deal, pleads guilty to killing Denver cellmate

Ricky Roybal-Smith was sentenced to 56 years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the strangulation of his Denver cellmate, court records show.

A file photo of an Aurora police cruiser.

Aurora officer was stabbed in head before fatally shooting attacker, chief says

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Police tape and a Boulder Police cruiser is seen near a death investigation with suspicious devices in an apartment on the 4500 Block of 13th Street in Boulder on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Man accused of murder in Thornton stabbed brother in the neck, affidavit alleges

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A Thornton Police Department vehicle as seen on Dec. 9, 2021.

Suspect arrested on suspicion of murder in south Thornton stabbing

By Katie Langford

April 3, 2026 at 2:06 p.m.

A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder in a deadly stabbing in south...

Man accused of strangling Denver cellmate gets 80 years in prison in separate Aurora murders

By Lauren Penington

March 31, 2026 at 3:05 p.m.

Ricky Roybal鈥慡mith was accused last summer of three separate murders -- a man strangled in...

The gavel cracks on a foreclosure sale in the Public Trustees offices at the Wellington Webb building during a foreclosure auction Thursday morning. Andy Cross, The Denver Post

Ex-Colorado park ranger gets 3 years probation in Jefferson County stabbing hoax that sparked manhunt

By Lauren Penington

February 24, 2026 at 1:52 p.m.

Callum Heskett, the Colorado park ranger accused of stabbing himself in a hoax that sparked...

The family of Nick Burkett placed photos of him at the corner of Wazee Street and the 16th Street Mall in Denver on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. Burkett was one of two people killed in a string of stabbings along 16th Street Mall over the previous weekend. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Suspect in 16th Street mall stabbings is ruled mentally incompetent, stalling criminal case

By Shelly Bradbury

January 30, 2026 at 10:08 a.m.

Elijah Caudill's arrest in the 16th Street mall stabbings came after years of homelessness, illegal...

Woman arrested in stabbing in Union Station bus terminal, Denver police say

By Lauren Penington

January 19, 2026 at 2:20 p.m.

The woman accused of stabbing someone in Denver's Union Station bus terminal late Sunday night...

Flowers, a candle and photos of Nick Burkett were placed by his family during a vigil near where he was killed at the corner of Wazee Street and 16th Street Mall in Denver, on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. Burkett was one of two people killed in a string of stabbings along 16th Street Mall over the weekend. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Three Colorado mayors ask for legislative response on crime and AI (抖阴ap)

By Mike Johnston

January 15, 2026 at 9:12 a.m.

As mayors with varying political affiliations representing the three largest cities in our state, we...

Man gets life in prison in deadly Denver parking lot stabbing

By Katie Langford

January 10, 2026 at 10:39 a.m.

A Colorado man was sentenced to life in prison this week after a Denver jury...

Denver man fatally stabbed on-again, off-again partner, police say

By Katie Langford

January 9, 2026 at 12:19 p.m.

A 38-year-old Denver man accused of second-degree murder fatally stabbed his on-again, off-again partner on...

Longmont Police officers investigate a home at 2288 Dexter in Longmont due to a report of a stabbing on Jan. 7th.(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Man arrested in north Longmont stabbed grandfather, mother, strangled grandmother

By Abigail Ankeney

January 9, 2026 at 9:47 a.m.

The man arrested for stabbing two people in North Longmont on Wednesday reportedly stabbed his...

Man suspected of murder in Denver stabbing arrested

By Lauren Penington

January 7, 2026 at 1:18 p.m.

Christopher Fielder was booked into the Denver Downtown Detention Center on Wednesday on suspicion of...

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