Man sought in killing of former Colorado Springs woman in New Mexico
Authorities in northern New Mexico say a 50-year-old man is wanted in the killing of a woman last summer.
Taos County Sheriff Jerry Hogrefe said an arrest warrant charges Ivan Denning Cales Jr. with first-degree murder.
The victim was previously identified as 33-year-old Roxanne Houston. She had moved to the Taos area from Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Authorities had taken a missing person report on her in June. Hikers found her body Christmas Day in a shallow grave in the Carson area of Taos County.
Hogrefe said Cales is a homeless drifter. The sheriff said he can’t release details on the killing until Cales is in custody.
Cales is described as 6-foot-2 and about 210 pounds. He reportedly walks with a cane and hunched over sometimes due to back problems.
