Colored Red
96 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 162 ratingsA look into the lesser known murders and true crime of Colorado. Learn about dark tales from Colorado and the murderous history of the Mile High City. Contact the host at: [email protected] and find the show on Facebook or Instagram @coloredredpodcast to see photos associated with each case.
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The Man Who Told Everybody, Richard Paul White
June 30, 2019 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBDanyall White couldn't believe what she was seeing when she turned on the news to see helicopters flying over her brother's home in the Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado in 2003. The reporter said that they were looking for bodies. It would turn out that a lot of people had heard that Richard Paul White had killed women because he told them himself, they just never believed him.
The Man Who Told Everybody, Richard Paul White
June 30, 2019 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBDanyall White couldn't believe what she was seeing when she turned on the news to see helicopters flying over her brother's home in the Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado in 2003. The reporter said that they were looking for bodies. It would turn out that a lot of people had heard that Richard Paul White had killed women because he told them himself, they just never believed him.
Historical Murders: The Palace Theatre and the Murder of Effie Moore
June 15, 2019 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBDenver in the 1880's was rough and full of crime, and no area was more full of crime than the area now known as Lodo (Lower Downtown). Over 60 saloons were in operation but none was more famous than the Palace Theatre, who many locals described as a "slaughterhouse" due to the high volume of murders taking place there. One murder stood out though, that of young 17 year old dancer Effie Moore.
Colorado Bluebeard: Harold Henthorn
June 01, 2019 02:00 - 59 minutes - 27.5 MBToni Henthorn and her husband Harold Henthorn were enjoying a weekend getaway to celebrate their 12th wedding anniversary in Rocky Mountain National Park. All was going well and the couple took lots of pictures, until later that night Harold called 911 to report his wife had fallen off of a cliff miles off the trail. The death was suspicious and questions mounted as the truth about Harold was revealed. What was even stranger was this wasn't the first wife of Harold Henthorn to meet a mysteri...
Colorado Bluebeard: Harold Henthorn
June 01, 2019 02:00 - 59 minutes - 27.5 MBToni Henthorn and her husband Harold Henthorn were enjoying a weekend getaway to celebrate their 12th wedding anniversary in Rocky Mountain National Park. All was going well and the couple took lots of pictures, until later that night Harold called 911 to report his wife had fallen off of a cliff miles off the trail. The death was suspicious and questions mounted as the truth about Harold was revealed. What was even stranger was this wasn't the first wife of Harold Henthorn to meet a mysteri...
Historical Murders: Prisoner 15495, The Story of Farice King
May 16, 2019 04:00 - 19 minutes - 8.82 MBOn November 22, 1928, Eddie Ives was cornered under a bed in a local party house. He shot wildly from under the bed, killing one officer and wounding another officer named Bob Evans in addition to the owner of the home. As Bob Evans recovered in Denver General, a nurse named Farice King approached his bedside and shot him through the head. She then got into bed next to him and shot herself in the chest. But instead of dying next to Bob, Farice lived to tell the tragic tale of their love.
The Murder of Spider Sabich
May 01, 2019 05:00 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBSpider Sabich (Vladimir Peter Sabich Jr) was a professional skier at the top of his game in the early 1970's. He raced in the Olympics as well as the World Cup and owned a chalet in beautiful Aspen, Colorado. He thought he had everything he could have ever wanted until he met Claudine Longet, a beautiful french pop star, and their relationship immediately took off . Yet within the span of 6 short years, their life was headed a different direction, and Claudine had a decision to make.
The Murder of Spider Sabich
May 01, 2019 05:00 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBSpider Sabich (Vladimir Peter Sabich Jr) was a professional skier at the top of his game in the early 1970's. He raced in the Olympics as well as the World Cup and owned a chalet in beautiful Aspen, Colorado. He thought he had everything he could have ever wanted until he met Claudine Longet, a beautiful french pop star, and their relationship immediately took off . Yet within the span of 6 short years, their life was headed a different direction, and Claudine had a decision to make.
Historical Murders: The Denver Dresden Doll
April 18, 2019 05:00 - 18 minutes - 8.46 MBIt's 1911 and Gertrude Gibson Patterson valued the finer things in life, as evidenced by her taste in designer wardrobes and her secret "benefactor" in the form of a man who was old enough to be her grandfather. She also valued attention from men more her age, which is why she married a secret lover and moved to Denver, CO with him. But life in Denver wasn't what she expected and she had a plan to remedy that.
Historical Murders: The Denver Dresden Doll
April 18, 2019 05:00 - 18 minutes - 8.44 MBIt's 1911 and Gertrude Gibson Patterson valued the finer things in life, as evidenced by her taste in designer wardrobes and her secret "benefactor" in the form of a man who was old enough to be her grandfather. She also valued attention from men more her age, which is why she married a secret lover and moved to Denver, CO with him. But life in Denver wasn't what she expected and she had a plan to remedy that.
The Murder of Kenia Monge
March 31, 2019 04:00 - 37 minutes - 17.4 MBOn April 1, 2011 Kenia Monge vanished from a club in Lower Downtown Denver (Lodo). A bizarre text message is found on her phone by her stepdad and police soon zero in on a strange man named Travis Forbes, who has a history of assault on women. As police try to figure out what he did with Kenia, they cannot imagine the horror he would be involved in next. Check out the Kenia Monge Foundation: https://keniamonge.wordpress.com/ Music from Free Music Archive by Lobo Loco, Daniel Birch and Br...
The Murder of Kenia Monge
March 31, 2019 04:00 - 37 minutes - 17.4 MBOn April 1, 2011 Kenia Monge vanished from a club in Lower Downtown Denver (Lodo). A bizarre text message is found on her phone by her stepdad and police soon zero in on a strange man named Travis Forbes, who has a history of assault on women. As police try to figure out what he did with Kenia, they cannot imagine the horror he would be involved in next. Check out the Kenia Monge Foundation: https://keniamonge.wordpress.com/ Music from Free Music Archive by Lobo Loco, Daniel Birch and Br...
Historical Murders: Family Killer Luis Monge
March 19, 2019 04:00 - 13 minutes - 6.45 MBIn the early morning hours on a hot summer day in June, 1963, Denver Police Department received a distraught call from a man claiming he just killed his pregnant wife and three of his ten children. The bodies were found cleaned and lined up next to each other in a bed. The Monge family secrets were soon uncovered and Luis Monge's trial would go down in history as the last execution before the decade long stay of executions in the United States.
The Murder of Jessica Ridgeway
March 02, 2019 05:00 - 36 minutes - 16.5 MBOn October 5, 2012, 10 year old Jessica Ridgeway was walking to school when she disappeared. Her dismembered torso would be found a week later in an open space less than 10 miles from her home. The graphic details of what happened to Jessica would unfold as police interviewed the teenager responsible for her murder, a sadistic pedophile named Austin Sigg. Music From Free Music Archive by Borrtex and Ryan Andersen
Historical Murders: The Torture and Murder of Alice Porter
February 15, 2019 05:00 - 16 minutes - 7.71 MBIt's a cold evening in April, 1942 and 16 year old Alice Porter and her friends have just left the local high school in Pueblo, CO to head home. After leaving her friends, Alice walks the rest of the way home alone. She encounters a man who his lawyers would call a sadist and her life is taken from her after a brutal 6 hours of torture. The gruesome details of the murder would haunt Pueblo for years to come.
Historical Murders: The Torture and Murder of Alice Porter
February 15, 2019 05:00 - 16 minutes - 7.73 MBIt's a cold evening in April, 1942 and 16 year old Alice Porter and her friends have just left the local high school in Pueblo, CO to head home. After leaving her friends, Alice walks the rest of the way home alone. She encounters a man who his lawyers would call a sadist and her life is taken from her after a brutal 6 hours of torture. The gruesome details of the murder would haunt Pueblo for years to come.
The Colfax Serial Killer: Vincent Darrell Groves
February 01, 2019 05:00 - 43 minutes - 20.1 MBVincent Darrell Groves is Colorado's most prolific serial killer. He was caught after a man watched him dump a body in an alley behind his house and police stalked him like a shadow for years. He was arrested for one murder and released, only to kill many times over. He wasn't so much cunning as he was utterly invisible and spontaneous, killing any woman who he saw an opportunity to attack. The full extent of his crimes would only be realized in 2010, but that isn't the end of them.
The Colfax Serial Killer: Vincent Darrell Groves
February 01, 2019 05:00 - 43 minutes - 20.1 MBVincent Darrell Groves is Colorado's most prolific serial killer. He was caught after a man watched him dump a body in an alley behind his house and police stalked him like a shadow for years. He was arrested for one murder and released, only to kill many times over. He wasn't so much cunning as he was utterly invisible and spontaneous, killing any woman who he saw an opportunity to attack. The full extent of his crimes would only be realized in 2010, but that isn't the end of them.
Historical Murders: Mrs. Angelina Garramone, The Black Heart of Little Italy
January 15, 2019 05:00 - 21 minutes - 9.81 MBIn November of 1910 the body of a woman was found on a ranch 6 miles north of Denver. Her throat was slit to the point that she was nearly decapitated. In the midst of trying to find her murderer, the dismembered remains of a woman who went missing a year prior were discovered on Table Mountain. The stories that would unfold about their murders and the women at the center of them would horrify the people of Denver.
Historical Murders: Mrs. Angelina Garramone, The Black Heart of Little Italy
January 15, 2019 05:00 - 21 minutes - 9.8 MBIn November of 1910 the body of a woman was found on a ranch 6 miles north of Denver. Her throat was slit to the point that she was nearly decapitated. In the midst of trying to find her murderer, the dismembered remains of a woman who went missing a year prior were discovered on Table Mountain. The stories that would unfold about their murders and the women at the center of them would horrify the people of Denver.
Colorado's Christmas Murders
December 22, 2018 19:00 - 25 minutes - 11.6 MBA short episode talking about some of Colorado's Christmas murders, from the infamous to the unknown and going back all the way to the 1890's. This is the final episode of the year and I want to thank everyone for a wonderful year getting my podcast up and running! Music from Free Music Archive by: Lee Rosevere and Dee Yan Key
The Murder of Al Kite
December 05, 2018 06:00 - 44 minutes - 20.3 MBAl Kite answered his door in Aurora, Colorado in 2004, to let in a prospective renter who he had met before. He had just finished talking with his girlfriend on the phone and it was the last time anyone Al knew would speak with him. He was found two days later, tortured and murdered in his basement. The killer would live in his house for the weekend, sleep in his bed, wear his clothes and drive his car to the ATM to get cash from Al's account. To top it all off, the killer has never been cau...
The Murder of Al Kite
December 05, 2018 06:00 - 44 minutes - 20.3 MBAl Kite answered his door in Aurora, Colorado in 2004, to let in a prospective renter who he had met before. He had just finished talking with his girlfriend on the phone and it was the last time anyone Al knew would speak with him. He was found two days later, tortured and murdered in his basement. The killer would live in his house for the weekend, sleep in his bed, wear his clothes and drive his car to the ATM to get cash from Al's account. To top it all off, the killer has never been cau...
Minisode: The Abduction of Christopher Abeyta
November 16, 2018 03:00 - 14 minutes - 6.49 MBBernice Abeyta put her son to sleep in his crib then woke up on July 5, 1986 to find the crib empty. The family has their own theory and the police aren't as keen to entertain it. It seemed like hope was lost until only a few months ago, a man came forward claiming that he might be Christopher. But he's the fourth person to ever do so and everyone is still left wondering, where is Christopher? And, I'm changing it up and adding some music! I'd like to thank Free Music Archive for their wond...
Colorado Cannibal Alfred Packer, Story from Denver Orbit Podcast
October 30, 2018 04:00 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MBToday I tell the story as told on the Denver Orbit Podcast about Colorado Cannibal Alfred Packer. Alfred wandered into the woods with 5 men in the winter of 1874 and he was the only one to walk out alive. He was spending money from multiple men's wallets and telling conflicting stories about what happened to the 5 other men. Rumors began to spread about how Ute women saw him toss a human arm into the river at a campsite, how he looked well fed and healthy when he wandered out of the woods an...
Colorado Cannibal Alfred Packer, Story from Denver Orbit Podcast
October 30, 2018 04:00 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MBToday I tell the story as told on the Denver Orbit Podcast about Colorado Cannibal Alfred Packer. Alfred wandered into the woods with 5 men in the winter of 1874 and he was the only one to walk out alive. He was spending money from multiple men's wallets and telling conflicting stories about what happened to the 5 other men. Rumors began to spread about how Ute women saw him toss a human arm into the river at a campsite, how he looked well fed and healthy when he wandered out of the woods an...
Historical Murders: The Lumber Baron Inn Murders and Haunting
October 13, 2018 04:00 - 13 minutes - 6.46 MBOn October 13, 1970, Kara Lee Knoche and her friend Marianne Weaver were brutally murdered in Kara's apartment in what is now the Valentine Suite of the Lumber Baron Inn. Their murder remains unsolved to this day. Reports of the spirits of the young women in the Lumber Baron Inn's Valentine Suite are a common occurrence. Can you spend a night in the Valentine Suite?
The Death of Morgan Ingram
September 30, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 33.8 MBMorgan Ingram was only 20 years old when she was found deceased in her bedroom on December 2, 2011. The police would determine that she committed suicide but her parents insist that she was killed by a stalker who had been stalking her for 4 months. They claim the stalker threw rocks at their windows, lurked in their yard, crept onto their roof and was capable of evading detection. No image of a stalker near Morgan's window was ever captured by the 18 wildlife cameras they had set up around t...
The Death of Morgan Ingram
September 30, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 33.8 MBMorgan Ingram was only 20 years old when she was found deceased in her bedroom on December 2, 2011. The police would determine that she committed suicide but her parents insist that she was killed by a stalker who had been stalking her for 4 months. They claim the stalker threw rocks at their windows, lurked in their yard, crept onto their roof and was capable of evading detection. No image of a stalker near Morgan's window was ever captured by the 18 wildlife cameras they had set up around t...
Historical Murders: Jim Gordon, The Man Who Died a Dozen Deaths
September 18, 2018 04:00 - 16 minutes - 7.36 MBDenver's first decade as an official city was rough and saw mayhem and murder during the initial years that there was no, or little, established law. Within one year the murder rate grew from 3 murders per year to dozens in a population that lingered around 1000. Jim Gordon's drunken and brutal murder of John Gantz in the streets in plain view of everyone out for a stroll was the last straw for the citizens of Denver who feared for their lives on a daily basis. By the time Gordon was apprehen...
Historical Murders: Jim Gordon, The Man Who Died a Dozen Deaths
September 18, 2018 04:00 - 16 minutes - 7.35 MBDenver's first decade as an official city was rough and saw mayhem and murder during the initial years that there was no, or little, established law. Within one year the murder rate grew from 3 murders per year to dozens in a population that lingered around 1000. Jim Gordon's drunken and brutal murder of John Gantz in the streets in plain view of everyone out for a stroll was the last straw for the citizens of Denver who feared for their lives on a daily basis. By the time Gordon was apprehen...
The Black Widow: Jill Coit
September 03, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 28.6 MBOn October 31, 1993, a hardware store owner from Steamboat Springs, Colorado named Gerry Boggs was found dead in his home. He was struck with a shovel and shot several times in the back. The first suspect to cross anyone's mind was the woman he was briefly married to, Jill Coit. By that time, Jill was very obviously unhinged and desperate for control and cash but investigators would soon uncover decades of bigamy, fraud, deceit, and another dead husband whose murder is still unsolved.
Historical Murders: Assassination at the Altar
August 15, 2018 04:00 - 14 minutes - 6.62 MBFather Leo Heinrichs was shot during morning mass in front of a full congregation. The man who murdered him would turn out to be an estranged radical. Father Heinrichs was a champion for the poor and elderly and the painful extent of his devotion would only be revealed after his death.
The Bombing of Flight 629
August 01, 2018 04:00 - 41 minutes - 19 MBThe first ever bombing of a commercial airliner happened over Longmont, CO in 1955. The case was tragic and investigators paved the way for investigatory methods used to analyze plane crashes. They thought it was a malfunction, or possibly sabotage by a disgruntled union worker. The truth behind the bombing was far stranger than anyone could have imagined, and at the heart of it was the tumultuous relationship of a mother and son.
Historical Murders: The Happiest Man Who Ever Lived on Death Row
July 17, 2018 04:00 - 20 minutes - 9.19 MBJoe Arridy was a mentally disabled man who was coerced into a confession and wrongly convicted for the murder of Dorothy Drain in Pueblo, CO in 1936. Despite the real killer already in custody in Pueblo, police continued to pursue the conviction of Arridy despite him having the mental capacity of a 4 year old. He spent his final years on death row playing with toy trains gifted to him by the warden. His case saw an unprecedented number of stays of execution.
The Murder of Alie Berrelez
June 25, 2018 04:00 - 23 minutes - 11 MBMay 18th, 1993 was one of the first warm days kicking off the start of summer in Colorado. Alie Berrelez played outside with her brother, only feet from their own front door. While their babysitter stepped inside briefly, Alie vanished. The case wouldn't be solved for nearly two decades.
Historical Murders: Poisoned Punch, Bonus Killdozer Discussion
June 09, 2018 04:00 - 13 minutes - 6.39 MBIn this episode I bring you a case of potential insurance fraud and an original Denver black widow from 1901. I also talk a bit about the Killdozer incident.
William Lee "Wild Bill Cody" Neal
May 31, 2018 04:00 - 50 minutes - 23.1 MBWilliam Lee Neal went on a killing spree and murdered three women in the Lakewood, CO townhome of his first victim in 1998. He strapped another woman to a mattress and she witnessed a brutal murder. His story is full of cons and deceit as he wrapped women around his finger by telling them what they wanted to hear. Listen to the tale of how he persuaded them into his murder room and how he tried to talk his way into making people believe he was a gentleman.
William Lee "Wild Bill Cody" Neal
May 31, 2018 04:00 - 50 minutes - 23.1 MBWilliam Lee Neal went on a killing spree and murdered three women in the Lakewood, CO townhome of his first victim in 1998. He strapped another woman to a mattress and she witnessed a brutal murder. His story is full of cons and deceit as he wrapped women around his finger by telling them what they wanted to hear. Listen to the tale of how he persuaded them into his murder room and how he tried to talk his way into making people believe he was a gentleman.
Historical Murders: The 10 Year Old Murderer
May 12, 2018 04:00 - 14 minutes - 6.45 MBAnton Woode was just 10 years old when he fatally shot his hunting buddy and took his watch and gun. He left his friend bleeding out while on his back in the middle of a prairie. Anton would become the youngest person in the United States at the time to be convicted of murder. Was he a cold hearted killer, or was he the product of an age of child labor and a victim of circumstance?
The Murder of Nancy Pfister
April 28, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 29.5 MBAspen's Golden Girl was found murdered in her locked bedroom closet. The story that unfolded about her life was full of fun parties, reckless abandon and plenty of drama. The story about her death was equally bizarre and many believe the full story still isn't known. I walk through the case, the many people in it and the unique circumstances that led to this the so-called conclusion in the question of who murdered Nancy Pfister.
Historical Murders: The Smiling Stepmother
April 13, 2018 04:00 - 19 minutes - 8.8 MBIn the second episode of the Historical Murders segment, I cover the case of Pearl O'Loughlin. Ten year old Leona O'Loughlin, daughter of a Denver Detective, was found dead in Berkeley Lake in 1930. Who murdered her and why? This case was sensational news at the time and sent Denver into a frenzy.
The 1975 Killing Season
April 01, 2018 04:00 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MB1975 might have been the most gruesome year in Grand Junction's recent history. That year saw the arrival of a serial killer, a family murder and a home invasion that would not be solved for three decades. In addition to these crimes I'll be discussing the only unsolved case from Grand Junction that year as well as another case from Pueblo that is equally bizarre.
Historical Murders: Strangler's Row
March 16, 2018 04:00 - 11 minutes - 5.08 MBThe Denver Strangler lurked the streets of Denver in 1894 and killed three women. We look at Denver at the time and what the Tenderloin district was all about.
The Unsolved Hammer Murders
February 28, 2018 05:00 - 19 minutes - 8.96 MBIn January of 1984 a man mysteriously attacked several families in the metro area of Denver with no known motive. This man entered the home of the Bennett family and killed three members. He also killed Patricia Smith and assaulted several others. He then disappeared.
The Denver Spiderman
October 26, 2017 04:00 - 12 minutes - 5.71 MBOctober 1941, a mysterious murder in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, CO leaves police baffled. A deceased man is found murdered in his home with all the doors and windows locked from the inside. This is the first ever recording for this podcast.