DENVER — The Colorado Supreme Court issued a ruling Monday that upholds the first-degree murder conviction of Patrick Frazee for the killing of his fiancée Kelsey Berreth in 2018.
He was sentenced to life in prison without parole plus 156 years, following a 10 day jury trial in November of 2019.
His appeal focused on whether or not a Department of Human Services caseworker needed to read him his Miranda rights during an interview she conducted while Frazee was in custody.
Watch our coverage from 2019 remembering Kelsey Berreth
Prosecutors argued she was talking with him about an upcoming custody hearing. The court ruled that she was not acting as a law enforcement officer and that Miranda rights did not apply.
Frazee is serving a life sentence for Kelsey Berreth's murder.
To read the Colorado Supreme Court's opinion in this case click here. A timeline of Kelsey Berreth's disappearance in 2018 is below.
Prior coverage:
- Patrick Frazee's murder conviction appeal denied in appellate courts
- Patrick Frazee pleads not guilty in Kelsey Berreth murder case
- Patrick Frazee arraignment pushed to later date in Kelsey Berreth murder case
- Authorities to release hold on Kelsey Berreth's townhome, likely to go to her family
- Landfill search for Kelsey Berreth’s remains begin Tuesday
