A second Colorado jury has convicted Alex Ewing of murder in connection with the so-called “Hammer Killer” spree of attacks in metro Denver nearly 40 years ago.
Alex Christopher Ewing stands to be taken out of court after his appearance before Jefferson County District Court Judge Tamara Russell for an advisement on March 10, 2020 in Golden, Colorado. Ewing was found guilty of all charges on Thursday morning.
The retrial of the second “Hammer Killer” case wrapped up Wednesday afternoon with familiar arguments from the prosecution focusing on “semen and similarities” to the Aurora case. The defense concluded its closing arguments by focusing on so-called “touch DNA” and fingerprints, contending the prosecution had not proven Ewing’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
That DNA was matched to Ewing while he already was serving a 40-year sentence in Nevada for attempted murder after beating a couple with an ax handle in August 1984. “The prosecution is ignoring the truth of the case. They’re ignoring the testing. They’re ignoring what exonerates Mr. Ewing,” Spengler said.“Just trying to get control”: A Colorado woman’s quest for closure after surviving the 1984 “Hammer Killer”Decker said in her closing arguments that fingerprinting technology was in use and well-known at the time in 1984, making it easy for the defendant to know to use gloves to prevent leaving fingerprints behind.
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