The Pueblo woman whose baby died while co-sleeping at a friend’s home Aug. 6 in Penrose pleaded guilty to an amended charge of manslaughter, a Class 4 felony, Monday. Shealee Kristin Smith, 19, was arrested Aug. 31 on suspicion of child abuse resulting in death, a Class 2 felony. Her agreement calls for a stipulated […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: The No. 4 story is Roxanne Archuletta – infant cold case. Fourteen-month-old Roxanne Marie Archuletta was found dead in her bed in the early morning hours of Nov. 2, 1967. According to previous Daily Record articles, the baby’s mother, Norma Lyne Archuletta, who was 28 at the time, and her friend, Keith Emmanuel […]
The 86-year-old Florence man who was indicted earlier this year on suspicion of causing the death of a 14-month-old baby in 1967 appeared in district court Monday. Keith Emmanuel Smith was arrested Sept. 7 in connection to the 1967 death of Roxanne Marie Archuletta. He bonded out of jail the next day. He has been […]
A 2022 autopsy reveals more details into the death of 14-month-old Roxanne Marie Archuletta, who died on Nov. 2, 1967, in her Florence home. The El Paso County Coroner’s Office began the autopsy March 2, 2022, when Roxanne was disinterred from her burial site at Union Highland Cemetery in Florence, according to cemetery records. Keith […]
The 86-year-old Florence man who was indicted earlier this week on suspicion of causing the death of a 14-month-old baby in 1967 made his first court appearance Friday. Keith Emmanuel Smith was arrested Thursday in connection to the 1967 death of Roxanne Marie Archuletta. He bonded out of jail Friday afternoon, just minutes before his […]