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On a tragic day in June of 2022, 44-year-old Melody Dwan Horton of El Paso County, Colorado, lost her life. Her death, which occurred on June 24, 2022, was the result of a homicide. An autopsy was later performed by the El Paso County Coroner's Office to officially determine the cause and manner of her death.
The circumstances of her death became clearer when 52-year-old David Mitchell of Colorado Springs walked into the El Paso County Jail and confessed to killing his wife. Following his ...Read More
The circumstances of her death became clearer when 52-year-old David Mitchell of Colorado Springs walked into the El Paso County Jail and confessed to killing his wife. Following his ...Read More
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Melody Horton
Female
Black / African American
Colorado Springs
CO
2022-06-24
44
Melody
Horton
11/14/2025







