In the winter of 2020, the quiet Chaffee Park neighborhood in Denver, Colorado, was unsettled by a sudden act of violence that ended the life of 67-year-old Terance Longo. On the evening of February 9th, a distressing 911 call was placed by a woman named Charlene King from a residence on North Clay Street. Responding Denver Police officers arrived at the home in the 4900 block of the street to a grim discovery.
Inside, they found Terance Longo, who was deceased.
The scene within the house pointed towards a violent end. Longo had sustained what appeared to be a gunshot wound under one of his eyes. The Denver medical examiner would later confirm that a gunshot wound was indeed the cause of his death. The initial call from King, who was 52 years old at the time, stated that she had found a gun on the floor of the residence. However, investigators at the scene noted that the fatal wound did not appear to have been inflicted from close contact.
The investigation swiftly focused on Charlene King. After being questioned by detectives, she was taken into custody. Subsequently, the Denver District Attorney's Office charged her with one count of murder in the first degree in connection with the shooting death of Terance Longo. Investigators also discovered two voicemails left by King on Longo's phone, though the specific contents of those messages were not publicly disclosed. The arrest of King marked a rare and tragic instance of homicide for the Chaffee Park area, reportedly the first in over five years.
