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September 21
May 2
March 24
March 23
Homeless feel betrayed by verdict
March 19
March 17
March 16
March 14
December 10
November 28
Jeffrey John Hubert: Time slips away on streets
Beat on street among Denver's homeless is one of fear, defiance
Richard Steinmetz: Wary life among the 'clowns'
John Bryant & Katherine Livingston: Manhole cover for a bed
Keith Williams: Scars of street life
November 26
November 25
November 23
Murder suspect, 16, put in adult jail
LoDo not paralyzed by murders
November 22
Homeless shelters fill fast
November 21
LoDo rebirth disrupts street life rhythms
November 20
November 19
FBI profilers may help solve murders
Death takes many forms for homeless
'We have nothing to be afraid of'
November 18
New killings spread fear in homeless
November 15
November 12
November 10
November 7
November 5
October 31
Men felt lure of streets
October 30
October 29
October 28
Police ponder connections in four downtown slayings
October 27
October 24
October 9
October 7
September 30
September 18
September 9
Some in area say killings seem far away, even though crimes actually are nearby
By Katie Kerwin McCrimmonDenver Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer
At My Brother's Bar in Denver's Central Platte Valley, workers who get off at 3 a.m. are always careful to watch out for each other. With a killer targeting homeless men in the area, the workers are more cautious than usual. "We're not walking out alone," said Brenda Writer. But for most downtown dwellers and workers, the killings seem a world away, even though they're happening in their back yards. "It's not a Son of Sam thing," explained Jimmy Hayde, who also works at My Brother's Bar and lives near 16th and Larimer streets. A New York native, Hayde remembers the fear that gripped the city when the Son of Sam killer was on the loose because the victims seemed so random. With the homeless killings, there is a clear target. "If you're a homeless guy, you're in danger," said Hayde. Otherwise, he says Denver has one of the safest downtowns in America. "I'd walk around at 4 a.m. with $20 bills hanging out of my shirt," Hayde said. So far, seven men have been found dead in a one-mile radius around Coors Field. Police have made arrests in one case but don't know if the slayings are connected or whether a copycat is at work. The slayings often are described as happening in LoDo -- in reality, a small section of downtown -- because many people think of the entire area as lower downtown. That infuriates David Schumacher, who owns an office building in LoDo and is a member of the board of the Lower Downtown District Inc. "I'm very upset about that characterization," Schumacher said. "In LoDo itself, we've worked very hard to keep it safe." And in LoDo and nearby neighborhoods, where art galleries, restaurants, bars and loft projects flourish, there seems to be little concern. Business is thriving at the Common Grounds Coffee Shop, just one block from Union Station on 17th and Wazee streets. The latest two victims were found beheaded behind the train station last week. Owner Lisa Rogers says a handful of her customers are transients or beggars who stop in for some hot coffee. Most of her clientele is business people and chic young loft dwellers. "There's definitely an awareness and concern," Rogers said. She has urged workers to be cautious and report anything strange. But she's not the least bit nervous herself. "I'm not concerned for my own safety." Lester Durant, who works at Out of Time Shoe Shine on Blake Street and lives close by on Wynkoop, thinks the killings should have people more troubled. He's angry at what he perceives as complacency about the crimes. A Vietnam veteran, Durant said he's friends with many of the homeless people in the area. He thinks police and downtown residents are trying to sweep the killings under the rug. "I feel like the police are not doing enough because (the victims) are not senators or public officials," Durant said. "People should wake up. How many have to get killed? Like it or not, the homeless are part of our city. They're not going away." November 23, 1999
At My Brother's Bar in Denver's Central Platte Valley, workers who get off at 3 a.m. are always careful to watch out for each other.
With a killer targeting homeless men in the area, the workers are more cautious than usual.
"We're not walking out alone," said Brenda Writer.
But for most downtown dwellers and workers, the killings seem a world away, even though they're happening in their back yards.
"It's not a Son of Sam thing," explained Jimmy Hayde, who also works at My Brother's Bar and lives near 16th and Larimer streets.
A New York native, Hayde remembers the fear that gripped the city when the Son of Sam killer was on the loose because the victims seemed so random.
With the homeless killings, there is a clear target. "If you're a homeless guy, you're in danger," said Hayde.
Otherwise, he says Denver has one of the safest downtowns in America.
"I'd walk around at 4 a.m. with $20 bills hanging out of my shirt," Hayde said.
So far, seven men have been found dead in a one-mile radius around Coors Field. Police have made arrests in one case but don't know if the slayings are connected or whether a copycat is at work.
The slayings often are described as happening in LoDo -- in reality, a small section of downtown -- because many people think of the entire area as lower downtown.
That infuriates David Schumacher, who owns an office building in LoDo and is a member of the board of the Lower Downtown District Inc.
"I'm very upset about that characterization," Schumacher said. "In LoDo itself, we've worked very hard to keep it safe."
And in LoDo and nearby neighborhoods, where art galleries, restaurants, bars and loft projects flourish, there seems to be little concern.
Business is thriving at the Common Grounds Coffee Shop, just one block from Union Station on 17th and Wazee streets. The latest two victims were found beheaded behind the train station last week.
Owner Lisa Rogers says a handful of her customers are transients or beggars who stop in for some hot coffee. Most of her clientele is business people and chic young loft dwellers.
"There's definitely an awareness and concern," Rogers said.
She has urged workers to be cautious and report anything strange. But she's not the least bit nervous herself.
"I'm not concerned for my own safety."
Lester Durant, who works at Out of Time Shoe Shine on Blake Street and lives close by on Wynkoop, thinks the killings should have people more troubled. He's angry at what he perceives as complacency about the crimes.
A Vietnam veteran, Durant said he's friends with many of the homeless people in the area. He thinks police and downtown residents are trying to sweep the killings under the rug.
"I feel like the police are not doing enough because (the victims) are not senators or public officials," Durant said.
"People should wake up. How many have to get killed? Like it or not, the homeless are part of our city. They're not going away."
November 23, 1999
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