Morbidology the Podcast – 199: Kelsie Schelling

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10th April 2023  •  4 min read

It was a cold and dark night in Denver, Colorado, on the 4th of February, 2013. A young woman had just finished up her shift at a local clothing store, when she climbed into her car and headed south to the city of Pueblo. She pulled into the Walmart and sat waiting for her boyfriend…


Morbidology the Podcast - 199: Kelsie Schelling

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It was a cold and dark night in Denver, Colorado, on the 4th of February, 2013. A young woman had just finished up her shift at a local clothing store, when she climbed into her car and headed south to the city of Pueblo. She pulled into the Walmart and sat waiting for her boyfriend to show up. The next day, she failed to appear at work…

Audio Sources:

“Jury finds Donthe Lucas guilty of first-degree murder in death of Kelsie Schelling”

Sources:

FOX – 31 KDVR, 12 February, 2013 – “Statewide Alert Issued for Missing 21-year-Old”

Las Vegas Examiner, 13 February, 2013 – “Where is Kelsie Schelling?”

Las Vegas Examiner, 15 February, 2013 – “Kelsie Schelling Update”

Las Vegas Examiner, 16 February, 2013 – “Friend Claims Missing Woman is Pregnant”

Las Vegas Examiner, 18 February, 2013 – “Kelsie Schelling had Online Modelling Profile”

FOX – 31 KDVR, 15 March, 2013 – “Family Issues Plea for Safe Return”

News & Politics Examiner, 15 March, 2013 – “Video Shows Man Driving Kelsie’s Car”

The Pueblo Chieftain, 15 March, 2013 – “Family Seeks Answers for Missing Woman”

The Pueblo Chieftain, 10 April, 2013 – “Tracking Dogs Used in Renewed Search”

FOX – 31 KDVR, 29 April, 2013 – “Family Says Missing Woman, Kelsie Schelling, is Pregnant”

The Pueblo Chieftain, 15 May, 2013 – “Search Party for Kelsie Schelling”

Las Vegas Examiner, 20 May, 2013 – “Where Are Kelsie Schelling’s Remains?”

The Denver Post, 30 May, 2014 – “Denver Woman Disappears After Sending Ultrasound”

Westword, 28 January, 2015 – “Renewed push for Answers”

The Pueblo Chieftain, 3 February, 2015 – “Help Needed in Missing Woman Case”

The Pueblo Chieftain, 6 February, 2015 – “Schelling Family Files Lawsuit Over Pueblo Missing Woman Case”

The Denver Post, 7 February, 2015 – “Parents File Suit on Suspect, Police in Daughter’s Death”

The Pueblo Chieftain, 10 February, 2015 – “Police Won’t Comment on Lawsuit”

Akron News-Reporter, 2 September, 2015 – “Court Documents Name Person of Interest”

The Pueblo Chieftain, 2 November, 2015 – “Family Denies Role in Schelling Disappearance”

Journal-Advocate, 6 February, 2016 – “Schelling Remembered on “Missing Persons Day”

FOX – 31 KDVR, 7 April, 2016 – “Bill Brings Stricter Punishments for Tampering with Deceased Bodies”

The Pueblo Chieftain, 31 May, 2016 – “CBI to Help Pueblo Police with Schelling Case”

The Pueblo Chieftain, 1 February, 2017 – “Pueblo Police, Missing Woman’s Family Team up for Vigil”

The Denver Post, 1 May, 2017 – “Pueblo Police Search, Dig More Clues in Kelsie Schelling Disappearance”

The Gazette, 16 June, 2017 – “Fire at Pueblo Home Connected to 2013 Disappearance of Kelsie Schelling”

FOX – 13 KDVR, 15 November, 2017 – “Person of Interest in Kelsie Schelling Case Arrested for Unrelated Robbery”

The Denver Post, 1 December, 2017 – “Pueblo Man Arrested in Cold-Case Homicide”

The Pueblo Chieftain, 1 December, 2017 – “Donthe Lucas’ Mom Arrested”

The Pueblo West View, 2 December, 2017 – “Schelling’s Mom: Questions Remain”

The Pueblo Chieftain, 24 May, 2018 – “Schelling Disappearance Case”

The Pueblo Chieftain, 4 February, 2021 – “Homicide Trial for Lucas Underway”

The Pueblo Chieftain, 5 February, 2021 – “Friend Testifies in Murder Trial”

The Pueblo Chieftain, 6 February, 2021 – “Cell Phone Records Talked in Lucas Trial”

FOX – 31 KDVR, 26 February, 2021 – “Donthe Lucas Murder Trial”

The Denver Gazette, 8 March, 2021 – “Donthe Lucas Found Guilty in Death of Pregnant Woman”

The Pueblo Chieftain, 9 March, 2021 – “Kelsie Schelling’s Mother Reacts to Guilty Verdict”

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