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KELSEY BERRETH, CO -- MISSING/PRESUMED DEAD - HairOfTheDog - 12-21-2018

I've been loosely following this case for the last couple of weeks and was hoping Kelsey had just taken off somewhere, though it never seemed likely.


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^ Kelsey, a 29-year-old pilot and flight instructor, has been missing since Thanksgiving. 

She was spotted on surveillance video with her 1-year-old daughter at a Safeway in Woodland Park that day and her cell phone pinged about 800 miles away in Idaho on Nov. 25.  Her phone has not yet been recovered by police.

Kelsey's fiance, Patrick Frazee - 32, told investigators that he'd seen Kelsey later on Thanksgiving day when he picked up their daughter.

Last weekend, authorities searched Frazee's property in Florissant, but they did not find any signs of the missing woman. At that time, they said they had not ruled out Frazee as a suspect.

Since then, LE received new information which appeared to implicate Frazee and led them to believe that Kelsey was killed in her own home.

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RE: KELSEY BERRETH, CO -- MISSING/PRESUMED DEAD - HairOfTheDog - 12-21-2018

Last night, investigators from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Woodland Park Police Department and the FBI returned to Kelsey's home once again to look for new leads/evidence. 

This morning, LE sources said that the investigation “unfolded rapidly in the last 48 hours, and police no longer believe Kelsey is alive.”

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Investigators arrested Patrick Frazee ^ shortly after 7 a.m. this morning.  Frazee was arrested on an investigation of first-degree murder charge and a solicitation of first-degree murder charge.

The solicitation charge could indicate the possibility of others’ involvement in Kelsey Berreth’s disappearance.  

According to court documents, Frazee is being held without bond at the Teller County Jail. 

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RE: KELSEY BERRETH, CO -- MISSING/PRESUMED DEAD - HairOfTheDog - 12-21-2018

The couple's 1-year-old daughter, who was in Frazee's custody, is safe, De Young said. She is in protective custody and will be reunited with Kelsey's family, he said.

De Young said to expect law enforcement in the area throughout the coming days and weeks. Things are changing hourly, he said, and he didn't want to speculate about where Kelsey's body may be.

“Our work is just beginning,” he said.

Refs:
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/fiance-of-kelsey-berreth-taken-into-custody-berreth-not-believed-to-be-alive
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6520371/Fiancee-missing-Colorado-mom-Kelsey-Berreth-arrested-police-say-likely-dead.html


RE: KELSEY BERRETH, CO -- MISSING/PRESUMED DEAD - HairOfTheDog - 12-22-2018

Some corrections/updates:

1.  It doesn't appear that Patrick Frazee had primary custody of the little girl (I edited that out of the post upthread).  Based on more recent news reports, it appears that Kelsey and Frazee shared custody.

2.  Frazee's mother, with whom he lives, was detained in connection with the case.  She has not been charged with a crime.

3.  Frazee told detectives early on that Kelsey dropped the baby off at his house after she was captured on surveillance video with the baby on Thanksgiving day.  Investigators now believe that he actually went to her house, where they suspect that she was killed, and took the baby.

4.  The couple were scheduled to attend a court custody hearing on December 27th.

5.  On November 25th, someone sent a text to Kelsey's employer from her phone saying that she was taking the week off.  LE traced pings from her phone to a location in Idaho (but they still haven't located the phone).

6.  It was Kelsey's mom who reported her missing.

7.  Kelsey's cousin describes her as a really good person who made everyone feel good and was thrilled to become a mom.  The cousin says that Kelsey met Frazee on an internet dating site and that he showed up at her home in Washington a few months later to move her near him in Colorado (though the couple never lived together).

I suspect that Kelsey was planning to leave Frazee and take the baby, or maybe he just wanted full custody of the girl. Speculation only.

Frazee has been assigned a public defender and is being held without bond.  His next court hearing is set for December 31.

Refs:
https://kdvr.com/2018/12/21/fiance-of-missing-mother-kelsey-berreth-taken-into-custody/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6521469/Kelsey-Berreths-cousin-speaks-time-fiances-arrest.html


RE: KELSEY BERRETH, CO -- MISSING/PRESUMED DEAD - HairOfTheDog - 01-01-2019

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Court docs revealed yesterday show that LE believes Patrick Frazee was plotting to kill the mother of his child for 3 months.

Based on the wording, it appears he solicited other people to do his dirty work after his fiancee bought the above-pictured house  for herself and their daughter about 15 miles from where Frazee lived with his mom.

Frazee didn't report Kelsey missing, even though he had the baby for 3 days without hearing from her, which was highly unusual.  That was a very early red flag for investigators.

Fortunately, Kelsey's mom (pictured left) now has custody of the little girl.

LE still hasn't located Kelsey's body. :(

Story:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6544719/Killer-fiance-Patrick-Frazee-plotting-murder-Kelsey-Berreth-THREE-MONTHS.html


RE: KELSEY BERRETH, CO -- MISSING/PRESUMED DEAD - Duchess - 01-01-2019

I've been following this story. It's very fucked up to read he spent 3 months planning her murder! Jesus.


RE: KELSEY BERRETH, CO -- MISSING/PRESUMED DEAD - MirahM - 01-01-2019

I hate stories like these. : (


RE: KELSEY BERRETH, CO -- MISSING/PRESUMED DEAD - HairOfTheDog - 01-03-2019

This news will likely surprise just about nobody.

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Two individuals who have worked with the Idaho woman that is being investigated for disposing of Kelsey Berreth's cell phone say that she and Patrick Frazee had been in a romantic relationship for months.

The 32-year-old nurse is believed to have possibly disposed of Berreth's phone in Idaho in the days after she was last seen alive.

The woman, whose identity is not being revealed as she has not yet been charged with a crime, could also be the person who had been plotting with Frazee about killing Berreth should the investigation prove she did in fact dispose of the cell.

DailyMail.com spoke with two people who know the nurse professionally, and they both said that they had been told that Frazee was having an affair with the woman for quite some time.

The woman was divorced from her husband a few years back, they explained, and had met Frazee at a rodeo.

One of the the people DailyMail.com spoke with also said that the nurse was in Colorado around Thanksgiving. 
That would explain how Frazee was able to get the cell phone to Idaho while never leaving the state. 

Full story:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6554809/Patrick-Frazee-Idaho-nurse-32-having-affair-prior-murder-Kelsey-Berreth.html


RE: KELSEY BERRETH, CO -- MISSING/PRESUMED DEAD - Duchess - 01-03-2019

What the hell ever happened to just dumping someone if you no longer wanted a relationship? Jesus. There are many ways to end relationships without having to resort to murder FFS.


RE: KELSEY BERRETH, CO -- MISSING/PRESUMED DEAD - HairOfTheDog - 01-03-2019

Custody

In my opinion, Kelsey was likely killed because Frazee and/or his mother wanted full custody of the baby and Kelsey would never give her up. 

Now, the little girl is again the subject of a custody battle.

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The court awarded Kelsey's mom, Cheryl (^ right), temporary custody after Frazee was arrested and charged with Kelsey's murder.

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However, Frazee's mother, Sheila (^ right), has filed a petition with the court to serve as the baby's parent.

I sure hope the judge awards custody to Kelsey's parents.  

Story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6550111/Mom-killer-fiance-Patrick-Frazee-files-custody-baby-Kaylee-Kelsey-Berreths-parents.html


RE: KELSEY BERRETH, CO -- MISSING/PRESUMED DEAD - HairOfTheDog - 03-12-2019

On Sunday, DATELINE NBC featured Kelsey's story and revealed a lot of new details.

LE believes............

--Patrick Frazee blindfolded Kelsey at her home, asking her to guess the aroma of some candles he brought her.  

--Then, he beat her to death with their baby daughter in the other room, loaded Kelsey into a plastic bin, and took off with her body and their baby.  

--Frazee burned Kelsey's body and the murder weapon (baseball bat) and dumped the ashes at a landfill.


RE: KELSEY BERRETH, CO -- MISSING/PRESUMED DEAD - HairOfTheDog - 03-12-2019

The Accomplice


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Patrick Frazee had been having an affair with this woman, 32-year-old Krystal Kenney Lee.  Lee was a rodeo queen, a nurse, and a mother of two.  She is the prosecution's key witness.
 
Lee told investigators that Frazee had attempted to get her to kill Kelsey on three separate occasions, but she didn't go through with it and Frazee finally did it himself.

Frazee called Lee right after he murdered Kelsey on Thanksgiving and directed her to drive from Idaho and clean up the mess in Kelsey's condo, which she did.  Lee also took Kelsey's phone and sent texts to Frazee and Kelsey's employer to make it look like Kelsey broke up with Frazee and just took off.

Lee says Frazee had convinced her that Kelsey was abusing their baby.  Frazee's employer/friend said Frazee told him Kelsey would sometimes go missing and go to alcohol rehab.  Both of those stories about Kelsey are baseless.

Anyway, Krystal Kenney Lee got a deal for cooperating with prosecutors.  She pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with evidence.  Some members of Kelsey's family are pissed about that because Lee had so many opportunities to tell police Frazee was plotting to kill Kelsey and she helped him after-the-fact.

The DATELINE episode is available to watch here:  https://www.nbc.com/dateline/video/vanishing-of-kelsey-berreth/3917412


RE: KELSEY BERRETH, CO -- MISSING/PRESUMED DEAD - Duchess - 03-12-2019

(03-12-2019, 11:11 AM)HairOfTheDog Wrote:   Some members of Kelsey's family are pissed about that because Lee had so many opportunities to tell police Frazee was plotting to kill Kelsey and she helped him after-the-fact.


I'd be pissed too! Holy shit. When you know someone is going to murder another person you speak up and stop it. My God.


RE: KELSEY BERRETH, CO -- MISSING/PRESUMED DEAD - HairOfTheDog - 03-12-2019

(03-12-2019, 12:14 PM)Duchess Wrote:
(03-12-2019, 11:11 AM)HairOfTheDog Wrote:   Some members of Kelsey's family are pissed about that because Lee had so many opportunities to tell police Frazee was plotting to kill Kelsey and she helped him after-the-fact.


I'd be pissed too! Holy shit. When you know someone is going to murder another person you speak up and stop it. My God.

It's understandably very frustrating for the family and the police, no doubt.  

Without Krystal Kenney Lee, however, prosecutors wouldn't likely have a case against Frazee that would hold up in court (no murder weapon, no body, no eyewitnesses, no forensics evidence tied to Frazee....).  

So, they had to entice Lee to tell the whole sordid story about a man she loved and to testify against him in court.  Lee's a piece of shit even if she believed Kelsey was abusive, in my opinion.  But, it's better for her to get off relatively lightly and be shamed for life than to have Patrick Frazee living freely with custody of the little girl.


RE: KELSEY BERRETH, CO -- MISSING/PRESUMED DEAD - Duchess - 03-12-2019

(03-12-2019, 12:40 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: So, they had to entice Lee to tell the whole sordid story about a man she loved and to testify against him in court.  Lee's a piece of shit even if she believed Kelsey was abusive, in my opinion.  But, it's better for her to get off relatively lightly and be shamed for life than to have Patrick Frazee living freely with custody of the little girl.


I agree with this and I certainly do understand why they did what they did as far as the leniency goes. It's just so sad, I feel for Kelsey's family and I get irate sometimes because doing the right thing shouldn't be a difficult decision to make.


RE: KELSEY BERRETH, CO -- MISSING/PRESUMED DEAD - HairOfTheDog - 03-12-2019

It really is sad.  The prosecutors have to deal with the lesser of two evils.

But, Krystal Kenney Lee will have to live with what she did (and didn't do), and everybody knowing about it, for the rest of her life.  Good.

And, I'll be very surprised if Patrick Frazee and his defense attorneys don't try to blame the murder on her.  She's definitely gonna be torn apart under cross examination.


RE: KELSEY BERRETH, CO -- MISSING/PRESUMED DEAD - HairOfTheDog - 11-02-2019

Trial Underway

The trial of Patrick Frazee for the murder of Kelsey Berreth began this week.

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As expected, Frazee and the Defense are pointing the finger at his after-the-fact accomplice and ex-lover Krystal Lee McKinney (bottom right).

McKinney is the Prosecution's key witness.  With no body or forensic evidence against Frazee, McKinney's account of what went down is crucial to securing a conviction.

The Defense will try to poke holes in McKinney's credibility by reminding the jury over and over that she originally lied to the FBI and told them she'd never heard of Patrick Frazee or Kelsey Berreth.

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RE: KELSEY BERRETH, CO -- MISSING/PRESUMED DEAD - HairOfTheDog - 11-02-2019

In its opening statement, the Prosecution described how Frazee had tried to get McKinney to kill Kelsey at least three separate times in the months prior to Kelsey going missing.  

Each time, McKinney backed out, leaving Frazee himself to beat Kelsey to death with a baseball bat in her own condo on Thanksgiving last year and take off with their 1-year-old daughter.

McKinney, who along with others had been told false stories by Frazee that Kelsey was an abusive addicted mother,  admits she then complied with Frazee's demand that she clean up the mess at the condo and plant Kelsey's phone 800 miles away in Idaho.

McKinney, however, refused to drive Kelsey's body to Idaho.  So, according to prosecutors, Patrick Frazee burned it, along with the murder weapon, at his family's farm (about 15 miles from Kelsey's condo).

The trial is expected to last about 3 weeks.

Story:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7641741/Trial-begins-Colorado-man-charged-fiancees-death.html


RE: KELSEY BERRETH, CO -- MISSING/PRESUMED DEAD - HairOfTheDog - 11-06-2019

Damning Circumstantial Evidence Presented at Trial

Security footage from a neighbor's home shows Patrick Frazee as he enters and exits the home of Kelsey Berreth 11 times on the day she went missing.  He originally told LE he didn't go to her house that day; said she dropped the baby off at his house.

Berreth is also seen walking into her home with roses and her daughter Kaylee, just before she was allegedly bludgeoned to death by Frazee.

She is never seen exiting, and at 4.20pm Frazee enters and exits the home seven times in the span of just 10 minutes on the footage, which was shown in court.

Sean Frazee, the defendant's older brother, said he was two hours late to Thanksgiving dinner and later rolled his eyes at accused killer while exiting court.

Jurors also learned that Frazee had just defaulted on a $72,000 loan and had not paid Berreth her $700 in monthly child support since July. It was the following month when Frazee first asked his mistress Krystal Kenney to murder Berreth, she has told police.

More:   https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7657001/Patrick-Frazee-enters-exits-home-Kelsey-Berreth-11-TIMES-CCTV-video-shown-murder-trial.html


RE: KELSEY BERRETH, CO -- MISSING/PRESUMED DEAD - HairOfTheDog - 11-18-2019

Trial Wraps Up

Closing arguments will be heard today.

The Prosecution presented 60 witnesses to make their murder case against Patrick Frazee. The Defense did not present any witnesses and Frazee chose not to testify on his own behalf.

A fellow prisoner became a surprise witness late in the trial when he testified that he received 16 notes from Frazee with instructions to use his prison gang connections to have several of the witnesses testifying against him killed.

The list included the prosecution's star witness and Frazee's secret girlfriend, Idaho nurse Krystal Lee. Also on the list was Kelsey Berreth's mother (who now has custody of Kelsey's daughter with Frazee).

Anyway, the jury of seven women and five men is expected to begin deliberations after closing arguments finish up today.

Frazee faces life in prison if convicted.

Ref:  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/patrick-frazee-murder-trial-bombshell-evidence-suspect-compiled-a-hit-list-of-witnesses/