The 21-year-old from Colorado had already announced to family and friends that she was expecting, and she and her parents had even begun picking out baby names. Text messages show he first instructed her to go to a specific Walmart on the south side of town. By May 2018, a judge said prosecutors had proved probable cause. After their talk, he said, he believed Schelling left town. Her last confirmed text message was sent to Lucas at 11:18 p.m. While in jail for this offense, Lucas told an inmate about his involvement with Kelsie Schelling, saying no one would ever find her body (via KRDO). Torres said Lucas never took the car to Denver. Though they have strong suspicions thats where Kelsie Schelling is, authorities say it would be next to impossible to conduct a systematic search of the landfill for her remains. Some of Schellings close friends also testified that Lucas was abusive. Just wait and see for yourself, Lucas allegedly says in the texts. Emmanuel Chandler was arrested for Martinez's death. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Laura Saxton and her daughter Kelsie Schelling, who vanished in 2013. Thus, today, at the age of 28, Donthe Isiah Lucas, or inmate 190792, is incarcerated in the Centennial Correctional Facility in Canon City. 11:55 a.m.: Laura Saxton, Kelsie Schelling's mother, was the first witness called to the stand by prosecutors. Kelsie Schelling (credit: CBS) When she disappeared in February 2013, Schelling was pregnant and was reportedly travelling from Denver to Pueblo to talk to Lucas about it. March 3 Fugitive Finder: Pueblos most wanted, Increase in Shigella cases, drug-resistant infections, Remembrance ceremony for Divide woman missing since, Disneyland fan sets record for most consecutive, Biden had cancerous lesion removed, no further treatment, Brothers convicted of killing groom hours after wedding, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. The community organized search efforts to try and find Schelling with her family filing a lawsuit in 2015 against the Pueblo Police Department and the Lucas family. Using cell phone data from Lucas and Schellings phones, the prosecution believes both phones were in the same location as the texts were being exchanged. In late 2017, there was another huge development. She also informed us that Donthe admitted to her to being the one on the video dropping Kelsie's car off at [the] hospital.. : The UN in Libya; 3. Im very grateful that our paths crossed and God took us to this moment.. Love you, Sara Lucas said. It was discovered during the trial Wednesday morning that an upcoming witness in the trial was found shot to death last week in Denver. Ad Choices, Benjamin Satterthwaite; Kelsie Schelling; Donthe Lucas, Criminal defense attorney Danielle Iredale, Body parts found in suitcases, luggage tags lead to suspected killer; Kelsie Schelling update - TCDPOD. KOAA News5 on your time, streaming on your Roku, FireTV, AppleTV and AndroidTV. Schelling goes to work that evening and she and Lucas continue to argue over text. But their star witness, who would have allegedly testified that Donthe confessed the killing to her, couldnt make it to court as she was shot to death just days before. She said the plan, orchestrated by one of her close friends, was to get close to Lucas. She texts him at 10:20 p.m., saying shes arrived and Lucas replies that hell be there shortly. It was like standing on the precipice of a cliff and looking down, Chostner said. In August of 1995, a local film crew in Arlington, Texas was doing a documentary on single mothers in welfare trying to get jobs. OK. Torres said in the surveillance video showing the cash withdrawal, Schelling cannot be seen in the vehicle. I'm really grateful to know that we know the answer, Saxton said. Saxton was the first witness to testify. I wont tell you about my appointment. Binet also said Lucas did not at any point tell him hed dropped Schellings vehicle off at St. Mary-Corwin, nor did he mention that he had used Schellings debit card to withdraw money from her account. At 11:14 p.m., he changes plans and tells Schelling to meet him, where you usually do, seemingly referring to an intersection near his grandmothers home where Schelling had picked him up on previous occasions. Donthe Isiah Lucas pleaded not guilty to the charge against him in 2018. The. Are you still coming (down to Pueblo) after work? What if she is still out there somewhere? Saxton said. Donthe was found at DIA. 13M subscribers Kelsie Schelling goes to see boyfriend, never seen again: Part 3 Schelling left work and headed to Pueblo, Colorado, where her boyfriend Donthe Lucas asked her to meet. Police could not definitively say he was Lucas. [He said] that [she] was his best friend and he had nothing to do with it, and then he would just shut down and start crying hysterically and get upset, Suhr said. In the texts, Lucas implies Schelling had asked him to come to her OBGYN appointment the following day the day of her disappearance saying he wanted to go with her and noting it seemed like Schelling wanted him to go. Schelling left work shortly after 8:40 p.m. and drove two hours to see Lucas in Pueblo. Lucas told Binet he and Schelling had not been on the best terms in recent months, as they wanted different things. Asked if he believed Schelling orchestrated her own disappearance, Binet said, No. The burden of proof is on the government, former Pueblo public defender Lisa Wayne told 20/20. So it's simply messaging in a very strong way to the jury, They haven't done it. In February 2013, Kelsie Schelling was very happy to find out she was eight weeks pregnant, according to ABC News. I felt like I was [in] pretty deep. Deputy District Attorney Kyle McCarthy then skipped ahead to the communications exchanged the following day and asked Torres to read from texts that allegedly were exchanged between Donthe Lucas and his mother, Sara Lucas. Lucas had pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges. YouTube: Body parts found in suitcases, luggage tags lead to suspected killer; Kelsie Schelling update - TCDPOD, TRUE CRIME DAILY: THE PODCAST covers high-profile and under-the-radar cases SUBSCRIBE: APPLE PODCASTS / SPOTIFY / STITCHER / GOOGLE PODCASTS / YOUTUBE. He asks her to skip work and come to Pueblo to get him and they continue to argue. Warner Bros. Entertainment | Lucas also admitted to Suhr that he was the person seen in the Walmart surveillance footage and that he moved the car to St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center. It said, Where are you? She gave an emotional and powerful testimony emphasizing to the jury her daughter Kelsie really wanted to have her child. I never want to give up on trying to bring her home. she said. Privacy Policy | Updated June 10, 2022 ABC's '20/20: Kelsie Schelling,' as the title suggests, is an episode that chronicles the 2013 disappearance and murder of 21-year-old Kelsie Schelling from Denver, Colorado. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way, Opening statements in murder trial begin in case of Kelsie Schelling's disappearance, Donthe Lucas murder trial will begin Wednesday, Long-awaited murder trial to begin in the case of Kelsie Schelling's disappearance, Previous coverage: The Kelsie Schelling Case. She filed a lawsuit against the Pueblo Police Department in the years after 2013 as the frustration grew from a lack of answers. In the back of my mind, I always kept that he is potentially a murderer.. Prosecutors confirmed that Wilkins and Martinez were the same person. That's direct evidence.. "Kelsie Schelling was feloniously killed when Donthe Lucas committed first-degree murder, second-degree murder, or manslaughter against Kelsie and Sara Lucas and Lucas acted as. She said shed have to think about it and drove home. After a few weeks, they met in person. We didn't have any of that.. A recording of their conversation was introduced as evidence. Sa fortune s lve 2 000,00 euros mensuels Apart from that, there is also CCTV footage that shows him driving Kelsies car and withdrawing $400 from her bank account the morning after she vanished. @KOAA. Learn more about Dan here. The argument between Schelling and Lucas, according to the exchanged texts as recounted by Torres, continued into the early morning hours of Feb. 4. Oh my god, Torres said Sara Lucas replied. But at 11:10 p.m., Lucas had still not arrived at Walmart. In most scams, they're compartmentalized, Garrett said. Documentary films The Invention of Marxism: How an Idea Changed Everything Christina Morina (Professor of Modern and Contemporary History, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History, Bielefeld University) . I love you very much and you know it. In 2011, when Kelsie Schelling enrolled in Northeastern Junior College, she met and began dating Donthe Isiah Lucas. 1 In February 2013, Kelsie Schelling was very happy to find out she was eight weeks pregnant, according to ABC News. Schelling's body hasn't been found.Opening statements were set to begin just after 8 a.m. Wednesday, and KRDO's Dan Beedie is in the courtroom gathering information as the trial takes place. Schelling replied that she did want Lucas to accompany her to the doctor until I realized thats the last place you wanted to be.. 21-year-old Kelsie Schelling was two months pregnant when she drove from Denver to Pueblo to see her former boyfriend Donthe Lucas. Please keep your comments respectful and relevant. The Denver Police Department has said that they don't believe her death was connected to the trial. Therefore, after many delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he stood trial for the same in early 2021. They alleged that when she left Lucas at the Walmart, she was going to meet up with a drug dealer. It was scary. Terms of Use | If you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here. Eric Bravo took over the case with the help of Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) agent Kevin Torres. The person sending the messages says I know where Megan is. Schelling tells Lucas, Im not going to come get you so we can fight all day., He responds: I dont want to fight at all I want to give you this.. Authorities reviewed that admission, along with text message records, surveillance video and 60,000 pages of investigative material to determine whether there was enough evidence to prosecute Lucas. I never was.. You couldn't see what kind of vehicle, you couldn't tell who was in the car, Pueblo police Capt. This led them to believe Lucas had murdered Schelling, and disposed of her body there, though her remains have never been found. But Lucas claimed when they spoke later, Schelling ended up telling me shes not pregnant. The white stain in #Schelling's car was negative for saliva. "We're very thankful for this outcome, but in the end I didn't get Kelsey back, and that's what I wanted more than anything," said Schelling's mother, Laura Saxton shortly after the verdict was read. Saxton also pleaded with police to not stop searching for her daughter's body, so she can have a proper burial. It said, "Where are you? Powered by WordPress.com VIP. It was now up to the jury to make a decision. A man in Pueblo reported that Lucas and his family members had attacked him in front of the Lucas family home and stolen $1,000 from him. We wanna bring her home with us, her and Cadry both. Lucas tells her to, Just stop wasting time and come.. She said they dated for a year when, on his porch, he started hyperventilating and crying. Lucas claimed he and Schelling then went to the South Side Walmart so Schelling could grab some snacks before driving back to Denver. He inferred that Schelling had lied about being pregnant numerous times in the past to try to, make me stay with her and keep talking to her or whatever.. The trial, which began in February, was delayed multiple times, most recently due to someone in the courtroom testing positive for COVID-19. Then, at 11:10 p.m., he told her to go to another location near his grandmothers house. A Kelsie Schelling opust domov a u se nikdy nevrt lo o hroznou nehodu, nebo nco dsivjho? She texts again at 11:24 p.m., saying Where are you? Lucas said that he would help support the baby, according to Saxton. Chostner says there was more evidence to work with in 2017 versus 2013, and enough that gave him the confidence to press charges. He said that Schelling had called him early that morning from a private number and said he told Schelling she needed to get in touch with her family members because they were worried about her. Disturbing Details About Kelsie Schelling's Partner And Murderer, Donthe Lucas. Schelling disappeared almost six years ago when she was heading to see Lucas in Pueblo. Suhr said she always knew what she was doing, trying to gather information about Schelling, and never fell in love with Lucas. That man, Donthe Lucas, was convicted for her murder and sentenced to life in prison on Monday. 3 p.m.: Laura Saxton, Kelsie Schelling's mother, recalled the last time she saw her daughter, which was eight years ago as of Tuesday. Ryan Rivera, a former Pueblo County Jail inmate and a friend of Lucas, also testified. I've been here over an hour just waiting." Schelling didn't show up to work on Feb. 5, and a worried co-worker tried calling her. Lucas also told police that he and Schelling went to the Walmart to get snacks before she made the drive back to Denver. Goodnight., Torres said Lucas replied, Oh I know all of that … thanks for stating it for me.. In the following days, her parents and friends said Schellings texts continued to contain uncharacteristic punctuation and curt responses. Schelling texted Lucas at 8:50 p.m., saying, Im coming now. Her friend was also in communication with Schelling's mom, Laura Saxton. Schelling and Lucas met at Northeastern Junior College in 2010. According to her, Schelling had gotten confirmation of her pregnancy on the day she disappeared. We interviewed our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to learn more about accessible smart home devices. The man claimed he was lured online into a supposed jewelry venture, and that he was told to pick up the money and wire it to someone hed never met. Schelling's body has never been found. [3] Overview [ edit] Ultimately, after hearing the prosecutors say that the most intimate and personal way to extinguish a life is wrapping two hands around a persons neck gripping their trachea, restricting their air, restricting their oxygen, the jury agreed with their arguments. the Alert is a 2023 documentary on Peacock. I have nothing. Criminal defense attorney Danielle Iredale joins host Ana Garcia. That Saturday morning, Saxton said her whole world just unraveled., All of her friends started contacting us saying, We've been trying to reach Kelsie and we can't reach her, Saxton said. Saxton got choked up when identifying her daughter's birth certificate, passport, and an expired passport from when #Schelling was "just a little girl." She was like, Stop calling me. Donthe Lucas was charged with killing his 21-year-old girlfriend, Kelsie Schelling, who was pregnant at the time. The UN and the Colonial World: International Trusteeship and Non-Self-Governing Territories; 2. Donthe Lucas (credit: Pueblo Police Dept. I felt like he did genuinely develop feelings for me and did genuinely fall in love with me. It was the most emotional moment in the courtroom today by far, watching a mother look at these remnants of her daughter. 10:50 a.m.: Opening statements wrapped up from prosecutors and Donthe Lucas' defense. As he told Sinnema, Lucas told Binet the last time hed seen Schelling was Tuesday, Feb. 5. Last month, a woman considered as the star witness to be called by the defense was murdered in Denver. That was dumb and I apologize. We know that that's his phone. While in custody, Lucas admitted to police that he picked up Schellings car and dropped it off at the hospital. 2023 Telepictures Productions Inc. At this point, News5's Colette Bordelon said the prosecution admitted a picture taken of the dash of the car through Saxton. On Dec. 1, 2017, two weeks after his arrest for the robbery, Lucas was arrested and charged with first degree murder. Dont worry. I deliberated on it and I looked at the practicalities of it, Chostner said. I will support you whether Donthe is in the picture or not in the picture. Kelsie Schelling's childhood rocked with emotional fallout from family split: Part 1Schelling's parents got divorced and she lived with her mother, Laura Sax. Her phone, according to Torres and Eicher, was also never recorded as having left Pueblo. For years, Donthe maintained that he had nothing to do with Kelsies disappearance and had no idea where she could be. Love you, too.. Hear from those closest to the victims, including family, friends, local journalists and law enforcement. Ive been here for over an hour just waiting.. Schelling was reportedly traveling from Denver to Pueblo to talk to Lucas about the pregnancy. I just thought, What if shes been out there and I couldve found her and we havent?. Megan Lancaster, then 25, had disappeared just months after Schelling. In the recording, Lucas tells Binet the last time he heard from Schelling was the previous day, Feb. 9. I just get mad and I dont want to fight with you. Though Lucas had also previously denied having Schelling's cell phone, a comparison of his own cell phone records to hers later helped police uncover video evidence at a landfill that matched Lucas' general location at the time, per ABC News. Megan Lancaster, then 25, had disappeared just months after Schelling. The defense in Lucas' trial rested on Monday without calling any witnesses. The co-worker received a text message, supposedly from Schelling, saying she wasnt having the baby anymore because it was growing in the wrong place.. So be ready., At 9:19 p.m., Schelling texts Lucas to say that shes in Monument. As difficult as it was, its not impossible. Lucas was found guilty of first-degree murder in connection to the death or disappearance of Schelling. While this text was being sent, Torres said Schellings phone was pinging off of a cell tower within the area of Canon National Bank, where Donthe Lucas was seen on camera withdrawing $400 from Schellings bank account while driving her 2011 Chevy Cruze. Schellings friends said they remembered her relationship with Lucas was often tumultuous, with the two constantly fighting and making up -- then the unthinkable happened. PUEBLO The Pueblo murder trial of Donthe Lucas, who is accused of murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend 21-year-old Kelsie Schelling in 2013, continued Wednesday following testimony from various experts on evidence found in her vehicle. But soon, Kelsie started confiding in her friends that her boyfriend was physically abusive and exhibited other toxic behavioral traits. Saxton never met with Marcus at the McDonalds after Vancouver Police backed out of their involvement, believing it to be a scam. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. He reportedly asks what the doctors told her and she replies that everything looked good and that her due date was Sept. 13. Lucas Defense: This is a reach the biggest reach in Pueblos history..
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