Benjamin Satterthwaite, 28, is charged with murder in connection with the killing and dismemberment of Joshua Lockard. Author: Matthew Jablow, Caitlin Hendee Published: 10:53 AM MST January 25, 2021 Updated: 7:15 PM MST January 25, 2021
DENVER The man accused of killing and dismembering 33-year-old Joshua Lockard appeared in a Denver court for an advisement hearing at 1:30 p.m. Monday, where his preliminary hearing was set for 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 23.
Benjamin Satterthwaite, 28, is charged with:
One count first-degree murder
One count tampering with a deceased human body.
Denver Police (DPD) responded to a Dec. 29 call from Denver Parks and Recreation workers who reported they found a black and a purple suitcase, one with a human foot sticking out of it, on the side of the street in the 1700 block of South Java Way in the Mar Lee neighborhood, the affidavit says.
Updated: 12:49 PM PST, January 22, 2021
Benjamin Satterthwaite was arrested by Denver police after they responded to a medical call at an apartment on South Federal Boulevard and found “evidence and a crime scene consistent with the homicide case,” CBS4 Denver News reported.
A 28-year-old Denver man has been charged with first-degree murder in the grisly killing and dismembering of a man whose remains were found in two suitcases, the District Attorney’s office said.
On Dec. 29, purple suitcases were found on the side of the street by city workers on the 1700 block of South Java Way in the Mar Lee neighborhood, according to the Denver police arrest affidavit obtained by KMGH-TV. Allegedly attached to one of the suitcases were United Airlines baggage claim stickers with the name “Satterthwaite” and “Den,” according to the affidavit. Inside the suitcases were the dismembered remains of Joshua Lockard, 33, authorities said.
Victim identified after remains found in suitcases in Denver, officials say
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Police are investigating after the remains of a man were discovered inside two suitcases near the Sanderson Gulch Trail in the Mar Lee neighborhood of Denver.
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DENVER â Authorities have identified a man found dead inside two suitcases in Denver last month.
Joshua Lockard s remains were discovered about 8 a.m. on Dec. 29 near the 1700 block of South Java Way, according to the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner. The coroner s office is still working to determine how Lockard died.
DPD found evidence while on another call that led to the arrest. Author: Makayla Richards Updated: 3:10 PM MST January 15, 2021
DENVER An arrest was made Friday after human remains were discovered in two suitcases left beside the road in a Denver neighborhood, the Denver Police (DPD) said in a news release. The video above aired on Dec. 30 about Human remains discovered in 2 suitcases in Mar Lee neighborhood.
Benjamin David Satterthwaite, 28, was arrested Friday for investigation of first-degree murder, according to DPD.
DPD said they responded to a medical-related call on Jan. 1 in block 2800 of South Federal Boulevard and located evidence consistent with the Dec. 29 crime, which led to Satterwaute s arrest.
DPD arrests man in homicide of victim whose remains were found in suitcases
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Police are investigating after the remains of a man were discovered inside two suitcases near the Sanderson Gulch Trail in the Mar Lee neighborhood of Denver.
By: Blayke Roznowski
and last updated 2021-01-11 09:48:57-05
DENVER â The Denver Police Department arrested a man Friday in their investigation into a homicide involving human remains discovered in suitcases last week.
Police arrested Benjamin Satterthwaite, 28, on a charge of first-degree murder.
Police were called to the 1700 block of S. Java Way on Dec. 29 for reports of suspicious bags beside the road and found the human remains inside. A Denver Parks and Recreation employee said one of the departmentâs employees found the suitcases around 7:15 a.m. Tuesday while clearing snow from the Sanderson Gulch Trail in the Mar Lee neighborhood of Denver.