Remains of missing Colorado woman found 4 years later

By COLLEEN SLEVIN
Associated Press

DENVER (AP) — Authorities say recently found human remains were confirmed this week to be those of a Colorado woman who disappeared after going out with friends and cousins four years ago. They say investigators were led to the exact location of the remains of Rita Gutierrez-Garcia, a mother of three who was studying to become a paralegal, near Longmont where she was last seen. They also announced that an inmate indicted in her death was scheduled to appear in court next month to enter a guilty plea and then be sentenced. One of his lawyers declined to comment.