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Federal judge permits improper burial claims to proceed against Las Animas County coroner
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A federal judge last week permitted some claims related to the improper handling of remains to proceed against the Las Animas County coroner. Sheri Huff of Oklahoma alleged Coroner Dominic Verquer buried her deceased father with other people’s remains without consent from the landowner and in violation of his duty to the next of kin.…
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Appeals court rejects notion that coroners’ conclusions preempt other evidence of murder
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Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week that an “undetermined” cause of death from a county coroner does not preclude prosecutors from presenting their own evidence that the death was actually a homicide. In the case before the Court of Appeals, Denver jurors convicted Robert W. Feldman in 2022 of murdering his wife, Stacy Feldman. He is…
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El Paso County to conduct GOP primary recounts in clerk, coroner races
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The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office will begin recounts in the local primary races for clerk and recorder and coroner this weekend. Republican candidates Peter Lupia and Dr. Rae Ann Weber, who lost in the June 28 Republican races for county clerk and coroner, respectively, formally requested and submitted payment to the county…
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GOP primary battle for El Paso County coroner: Forensic pathologist vs ‘freedom doctor’
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An osteopath is running for coroner in El Paso County promising to be a “freedom doctor” who will stand up for patients’ rights. As coroner, however, Dr. Rae Ann Weber would only see patients who have died. In the upcoming June Republican primary, Weber is challenging incumbent Dr. Leon Kelly, a forensic pathologist, who was…
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El Paso County GOP infighting heats up following assemblies
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El Paso County Republican candidates aiming for major voting reforms and to protect the community from federal overreach arose victorious in assemblies earlier this month and will face more experienced politicians with larger political war chests and name recognition in the upcoming primaries. Local GOP party Chairwoman Vickie Tonkins and a nonprofit called Faith Education…
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10th Circuit agrees ex-coroner employee fired for performance, not medical leave
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has concluded the coroner for Adams and Broomfield counties had legitimate performance-related reasons for firing an employee and did not, as alleged, retaliate against her for taking medical leave. Tiffany Litzsinger, who worked for the coroner’s office between 2013 and 2018, claimed that Chief Coroner Monica Broncucia-Jordan terminated Litzsinger…
