12-04-2011, 08:56 AM
More on the weirdo who killed her. http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_19419185
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One week after Monge disappeared, detectives drove through fields near Keenesburg, after records showed activity on Forbes' cellphone there shortly after Monge went missing. Authorities combed the area on foot, horseback, in helicopters and on ATVs, Estrada said. They said nothing publicly, as the Monge case was officially still a search for a missing living person, but they scoured ditches, waterways and even a nearby dairy farm looking for disturbed earth, predator activity and skeletal remains.
During the next five months, authorities would search the area 15 times and find nothing.
In mid-April, Monge's parents, Tony Lee and his wife, Maria, asked for the public's help in finding Monge. At the same time, Forbes started talking to local reporters, depicting himself as a good Samaritan who offered a lost girl a ride home.
What he was really doing, Gurule believes, is trying to find out what detectives knew by talking to reporters who might have information.
"They like to get in there and see what the cops know. I've never personally had that happen until now," he said.
While Forbes was never named a suspect, Gurule and Estrada continued whittling their way through his story. They searched his van, even took the door off the hinges, but the bleach he used to clean the interior erased any DNA and created a false positive in tests used to detect blood.
As they followed leads, police watched as Forbes continued meeting women, giving them different names and taking them out to dinner.
Gurule interviewed the women — all of them found Forbes charming and harmless.
"He could walk into a bar and strike up a conversation with probably 95 percent of the people in that bar," Gurule said.
Estrada pieced together Forbes' criminal record, starting with minor offenses he committed as a juvenile, which progressed into violent crimes.
"It started with burglaries, theft, and moved on to harassment, assault," Estrada said. "It started to get a little more severe every time."
Estrada said he believes it was the thrill that drove Forbes to more violent crimes. He spoke with two of Forbes' ex-girlfriends, who described a transformation he went through during sexual role-playing.
"Every time he talks, he has something to cover up," Estrada said of Forbes.
"He had this real screeching look on his face," Estrada said. "He really enjoyed the pain he inflicted on them."
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Lots more at link.
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One week after Monge disappeared, detectives drove through fields near Keenesburg, after records showed activity on Forbes' cellphone there shortly after Monge went missing. Authorities combed the area on foot, horseback, in helicopters and on ATVs, Estrada said. They said nothing publicly, as the Monge case was officially still a search for a missing living person, but they scoured ditches, waterways and even a nearby dairy farm looking for disturbed earth, predator activity and skeletal remains.
During the next five months, authorities would search the area 15 times and find nothing.
In mid-April, Monge's parents, Tony Lee and his wife, Maria, asked for the public's help in finding Monge. At the same time, Forbes started talking to local reporters, depicting himself as a good Samaritan who offered a lost girl a ride home.
What he was really doing, Gurule believes, is trying to find out what detectives knew by talking to reporters who might have information.
"They like to get in there and see what the cops know. I've never personally had that happen until now," he said.
While Forbes was never named a suspect, Gurule and Estrada continued whittling their way through his story. They searched his van, even took the door off the hinges, but the bleach he used to clean the interior erased any DNA and created a false positive in tests used to detect blood.
As they followed leads, police watched as Forbes continued meeting women, giving them different names and taking them out to dinner.
Gurule interviewed the women — all of them found Forbes charming and harmless.
"He could walk into a bar and strike up a conversation with probably 95 percent of the people in that bar," Gurule said.
Estrada pieced together Forbes' criminal record, starting with minor offenses he committed as a juvenile, which progressed into violent crimes.
"It started with burglaries, theft, and moved on to harassment, assault," Estrada said. "It started to get a little more severe every time."
Estrada said he believes it was the thrill that drove Forbes to more violent crimes. He spoke with two of Forbes' ex-girlfriends, who described a transformation he went through during sexual role-playing.
"Every time he talks, he has something to cover up," Estrada said of Forbes.
"He had this real screeching look on his face," Estrada said. "He really enjoyed the pain he inflicted on them."
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Lots more at link.