Man pleads guilty after remains found in suitcases in Denver

DENVER (AP) — A man who was charged after human remains were found in two large suitcases near a trail in southwest Denver has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. The Denver District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that 29-year-old Benjamin Satterthwaite struck a deal with prosecutors and acknowledged killing 33-year-old Joshua Lockard. City workers were clearing snow from the sidewalks in a residential area near Sanderson Gulch on Dec. 29, 2020, when they found the suitcases abandoned off the side of the road. The workers examined the luggage and called police. Satterthwaite’s plea deal calls for a 25- to 30-year prison sentence.