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November 4, 2021

JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO

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VOLUME 38 | ISSUE 15

Mistrial declared in Ewing murder trial Judge grants defense request to have convicted murderer’s competency assessed BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Teacher Lynette Raley as one of Cruella de Vil’s Dalmatians, surrounded by costumed students.

PHOTOS BY BOB WOOLEY

Spooktacular Halloween parade at Stober Elementary BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A beautiful fall day brought lots of fun and spooky vibes to Lakewood’s Stober Elementary. Cute kindergartners, cool fifth-graders and everyone in between showed their Halloween spirit as they paraded past proud parents. Principal, Anne DiCola dressed as Cruella de Vil, while several of her fellow educators donned darned cute Dalmatian costumes. “It was so great to have a fun and fantastic Halloween parade again this year, welcoming families back to school and enjoying all of the fun festivities that Halloween brings,” DiCola said. MORE PHOTOS PAGE 12

Rawr! Dinosaurs were a popular costume choice for Stober Elementary’s Halloween parade.

A day after opening statements in the murder trial of Alex Ewing, Judge Tamara Russell granted a mistrial in the case after Ewings’ attorney requested an evaluation of his mental competency. The reason for the competency assessment request is contained in a sealed motion and has Ewing not been disclosed. Ewing, 61, is accused in the 1984 Lakewood murder of Patricia Smith, 50. Smith’s murder occurred just six days before the January 1984 killings of Bruce, Debra and Melissa Bennett in Aurora. The Bennett case was the subject of national media coverage due to its savage nature — the Bennett’s, including 7-year-old Melissa, were thought to be killed with a hammer. Both Smith and Debra Bennett had been sexually assaulted by their SEE MISTRIAL, P5

INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 14 | LIFE: PAGE 16 | CALENDAR: PAGE 19 | SPORTS: PAGE 26

ON TARGET, INDOORS Local archers taking aim at indoor ranges

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