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the collegiality and hard work demonstrated by our City’s Administration. To have worked along side such stellar leadership, including our Police, Code Enforcement and Fire Teams, has been a true joy that I won’t soon forget.”

Wink had cited her job on previous occasions to harmed the two women. e prosecution also took testimony from Englewood Police Detectives Brian Taylor and Brant Vogle, who both recounted the steps they took to aqquire certain pieces of edvidence in their investigation. e DA’s o ce also played 12-minute-long body camera footage that Taylor recorded when interviewing Maclaren at Swedish Medical Center, where the suspect was taken for preexisting medical conditions after police arrived at his apartment.

According to his arrest a davit, Maclaren waived his Miranda rights, and he shared information with the explain her outlier status in virtual attendance, including in a June 20 council meeting that she attended remotely. “People who don’t work” might not understand, she said to her six colleagues, four of whom also work but rarely use the virtual option. police at the hospital.

Petitions to hold recall elections for fellow counclmembers Othoniel Sierra, Joe Anderson and Chelsea Nunnenkamp all have been found su cient as well.

In the body camera footage, Maclaren alleged that he killed Bethany and Ruth to keep the family from becoming homeless.

He also alleged during that interview that he struck Bethany and Ruth three times in the back of the head each with an ax and he cut o all their limbs.

According to autopsy reports presented at the hearing, Bethany’s cause of death was from six “chop wounds,” one of her legs was completely removed below the knee and her other leg was mostly removed below the knee. Additionally, the reports said Ruth died from 23 “chop wounds.” ey also discussed security footage of him purchasing an ax at Harbor Freight and two trash cans and a saw at Home Depot, also on March 9.

Both Taylor and Vogle testi ed that they acquired Ring video footage that showed Maclaren rolling two trash cans into the family’s apartment on March 9.

Additional footage showed him frequently leaving and returning to his apartment on March 24 and March 25, the detectives said. e defense noted discrepancies in Maclaren’s al- claren claimed. e documents showed their rent was paid, a deposit for a new apartment was paid, Maclaren had recently bought a car, and his wife had a healthy savings account. e defense also noted that in addition to claiming he didn’t want his family to face homelessness, Maclaren alleged God told him to prevent his family’s su ering.

Additionally, Maclaren told Taylor he lost his job at Hospital Shared Services during the police interview. Also in the body camera

Cheryl Wink appears on a screen as she takes part virtually in the June 20 city council meeting, which featured a discussion on whether in-person attendance at city meetings should be prioritized.