Forest killing suspect wants death penalty
Associated Press
Vail, CO Colorado
Vail, CO Colorado
FAIRPLAY ” A man charged with killing a 24-year-old woman in a remote part of Park County says he wants to be executed.
The Rocky Mountain News reports on its Web site that Robert R. Amos threatened to kill a police officer if he doesn’t get the death penalty.
Amos, also known as Dennis Lee Cook, appeared in court Monday.
He is charged with first-degree murder in the June 26 death of Alyssa Heberton-Morimoto in an isolated part of the San Isabel National Forest southwest of Denver.
She was an intern with the Colorado Geological Survey.
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The judge gave Amos permission to act as his own attorney. A lawyer will be appointed to advise him.
He is scheduled to enter a plea on Oct. 5.
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