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13 Investigates: Domestic violence linked to four murder-suicides in Southern Colorado since August

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — In recent months, there have been a string of murder-suicides in Southern Colorado. 13 Investigates has found that domestic violence is prominent in nearly all of them. On August 7, tragedy struck when the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shots-fired call in Security-Widefield. When they arrived, Alex

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Victim in suspected Lorson Ranch double murder-suicide asked for help day before killing

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the victims and suspect in a murder-suicide case that happened in the Lorson Ranch neighborhood. The victims have been identified as 27-year-old Vanessa Anderson and 26-year-old Autumn Kirkpatrick. The suspect, who the sheriff’s office said was Anderson’s ex-boyfriend,

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