Patrick Frazee, the fiancé of missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth, was arrested for murder Friday morning and taken to the Teller County jail, nearly one month after Berreth vanished. https://abcn.ws/2EAA6Po
Cell phone of missing Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth may have been found – Her fiancé Patrick Frazee intends to fight murder charge
Patrick Frazee, fiancé of missing Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth, arrested for murder, solicitation to commit murder Friday morning
Berreth, 29, a mother of a 1-year-old girl, was last seen on Thanksgiving in the area of her Woodland Park home, and suspected dead
Authorities believe Berreth was killed in her home based on evidence they uncovered during their search of the property
Idaho police revealed over the weekend they had obtained vital evidence in the case, hinting that Berreth’s cell phone has been found
Twin Falls authorities had been examining evidence in the case, with the force located where Berreth’s phone last pinged
Suspect Patrick Frazee will be fighting the murder charge in the case and is working with a public defender
Frazee, 32, had previously been working with a private attorney but appears to have run out of money to fund the case
He has requested that all evidence be handed over to his lawyers and that pre-trial publicity be limited in the case
The suspect’s mother, Sheila Frazee, was also detained briefly on Dec 21, released
![Kelsey Berreth [left], and fiance Patrick Frazee [right] 1](https://i1.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Kelsey-Berreth-left-and-fiance-Patrick-Frazee-right-1.jpg?zoom=1.25&ssl=1&w=450)
Idaho police revealed over the weekend that had obtained vital evidence in the Kelsey Berreth [left] case, hinting that her cell phone has been found. Her fiancé Patrick Frazee [right] has been accused in her disappearance
Idaho police revealed over the weekend that had obtained vital evidence in the case of missing Idaho woman Kelsey Berreth, hinting that the her cell phone has been found as her fiancé Patrick Frazee who is being held as a suspect in her disappearance is investigated.
Patrick Frazee, the fiancé of missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth, was arrested for first-degree murder and solicitation to commit first-degree murder Friday morning, nearly one month after Berreth vanished, police said.
Berreth, a 29-year-old mother of a 1-year-old girl, was last seen on Thanksgiving in the area of her Woodland Park home, and suspected dead. Although a body has not been found but information is helping narrow down the search, Woodland Park Police Friday.
As of Monday police in Idaho who are working with authorities in Colorado on the Kelsey Berreth case appear to have discovered the missing mom’s cell phone.
The Twin Falls Police Department revealed over the weekend that officers after executing a search warrant against Patrick Frazee’s property have been examining evidence gathered in the case.
That statement did not specify the evidence, but Twin Falls is in the area where Berreth’s phone last pinged off a cell tower.
Suspect: Patrick Frazee, the fiancé of missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth, was arrested for first-degree murder and solicitation to commit first-degree murder Friday morning
The main suspect in the case, Patrick Frazee by all indications will be fighting the charge of first degree murder. Forced to replace his private lawyer with a public defender ahead of the trial. He has requested that all evidence in the case be turned over to his legal team and filed a motion asking to limit pretrial publicity.
Frazee is next due in court on December 31, but could also make an appearance on Thursday when a custody hearing has been set for his daughter Kaylee, who is still in protective custody.
Police served an arrest warrant on Patrick Frazee early Friday morning [seen being cuffed], in Colorado, a month after his fiancée went missing
Victim Kelsey Berreth is missing, feared dead: The crime may have occurred at her home, police said.
There has still been no body found in the case, but that did not stop authorities from charging Frazee with first-degree murder.
Missing person flyer for Kelsey Berreth
Frazee was transported to the Teller County Jail, while and the FBI searched his property
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Surveillance video shows last time missing Colorado mom Kelsey Berreth was seen before she vanished. She was at a supermarket on Thanksgiving with her one-year-old daughter Kaylee, [photo], but Frazee previously told authorities he saw his fiancée later that day
Patrick’s mother Sheila Frazee, was also detained briefly, and led off in handcuffs [right], from the property she shares with son, which authorities have searched multiple times
Victim’s mother Cheryl Berreth [photo] and her family have indicated they would be avoiding the spotlight and will not be speaking to the media
Law enforcement carry on investigations at the victim’s home on Friday after Frazee’s arrest
She instead decided to get her own home after moving to Colorado from Washington to be with Frazee. In May, Berreth paid $184,900 for a two-bedroom home in Woodland Hills, where she lived with her daughter.
There were a number of details that had puzzled the public in the wake of Berreth’s disappearance, including the fact that she had just baked fresh cinnamon buns before she went missing.
Frazee managed to turn heads as well when he made a trip to the local waste management facility on Wednesday.
This now the second high-profile case to emerge from Colorado involving the murder of a partner in just the past six months.
In August, Chris Watts killed his wife, unborn son and two young daughters just 150 miles north in Weld County.
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