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STATE OF COLORADOWalk-T rough uthorizedCOUNTY OF BOULDERDA1COUNTY/DISTRICT COURT, BOULDER COUNTY, COLORADOCriminal Action Number_________________________________________________________WARRANT FOR ARREST UPON AFFIDAVITBEFORE THE HONORABLEYfr- ( 2SThe People of the State of Colorado,To: Any person a uthorized by law to execute arrest warrants.You are hereby com manded to arrest the person of: Adam Ari RaszvnskiD O B :February 13, 1978HAIRBrownHEIGHT: 509"EYES:BrownWEIGHT: 185RACE/SEX:White/MaleDL #:SSN:ALIAS:ALIAS D .O.B.:OFFENSE DATE: February 23, 2011And take the person above-named without unnecessary delay before the nearest judge of the Court of Record; to be advised that theperson is being held for the alleged commission of the following crime(s), to-wit: In violation of C.R.S., 1973 revised:Charge #CRS #ChargeClassification18-3-103(3)(a)Murder in the second degree2FThat this warrant for arrest is issued upon affidavit sworn to and affirmed before this court and relating facts sufficient to establishprobable cause that the above-named offense has been committed and probable cause that the person named in this warrant committedthat offense.pre -J&Vi ,faflBAIL IS SET AT $ GbV OLc1TITHCONDITION(S) 9MMJ- rcr-RADATE:13/iiJudgesLafayette Police Case # 2011-584Detective Gary Thatcher 303-665-5506 x4153 RETURN OF SERVICEI hereby certify that I have duly executed this warrant on thisbySHERIFF FEES:Service $Mileage $Return $Total $

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D ISTR IC T A TTO R N EY S OF F IC ETWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

TO ISSUING JUDGEDATE:I IDEFENDANTJLOCATJON: (SThis office has reviewed the affidavit submitted by tTie law enforcement agency andrequests that the Court issue a Warrant or Order as requested below.Arrest Warrant without complaint (Felony)Arrest Warrant with summons and complaint (Misdemeanor)Arrest Warrant (Juvenile)Search Warrant

Order for Nontestimonial IdentificationOrder for Production of Records

Approved per D .A.:! (&Registration #:Extradit ion: NC ICCCICOtherD A C O M M E N T SStatutory R eferencesArrest Warrant:CR S 16-3-108; CRS 19-2-503Search Warrant: CR S 16-3-301, 303; CR S 19-2-504, 505Ord er for Records CRS 16-3-301.1Nontestimonial identification: Crim. P. R ule 41.1Boulder Office: Justice Center. 1777 6" Street Boulder, Colorado 80302 (303)441-3700.Fax: (303)441-4703Longmont Office: 1035 Kimbark Street Longmont, Colorado 80501 (303)441-3700 Fax: (303)682-6711TDD/V (303)441-4774 Internet: http:llwww.bouldercounty.org/dal E-mail: [email protected]


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AFFIDAVIT FOR ARREST W ARRANT

The affiarit, Gary Thatcher, a duly commissioned Peace Officer for the City of Lafayette,Boulder County, Colorado, acting in the capacity of Detective, does affirm and deposethe following:That each Lafayette Police Department crime report is assigned an individual andunique serial number, which applies to only one particular incident. The serial numberassigned to this particular incident is case report number 2011-584.That your affiant has been assigned to the Detective Bureau since 2004. During youraffiants tenure in the Bureau, this affiant has investigated numerous homicides,unattended deaths, domestic violence related cases, and general crimes againstpersons.That Detective Sergeant Scott Emerson, Sergeant Betty Friese, Sergeant Bill Palmer,Sergeant Maschka, Corporal Detective Scott Robinson, Detective John Dombeck,Detective Keith Chagnon, Detective Stacey Hendershott, Officer Dan Tipton, OfficerBob Johnson, Officer Jason Thompson, and Officer Gina Bodine are dulycommissioned Peace Officers for the City of Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado.That the following affidavit details the probable cause for the arrest of Adam AnRaszynski, having a date of birth of February 13, 1978, for the crime of Second DegreeMurder, which occurred at 2317 Whitetail Circle, located in the City of Lafayette,Boulder County, Colorado.That on February 23, 2011, at approximately 1657 hours, Boulder RegionalCommunications Center received a 911 call from a male later identified as AdamRaszynski. Mr. Raszynski reported he was having an argument with his mother. Mr.Raszynski reported his mother had been taking pills and was screaming about acushion from her car. Mr. Raszynski said the cushion was either in the back seat of hercar or her drug addicted mind. Mr. Raszynski then told the dispatcher that his motherhad something in her pocket. Mr. Raszynski told the dispatcher to hold on and to talk tohis mother.Rita Redford, having a date of birth of January 18, 1951, then got on the phone and toldthe dispatcher their address is 2817 Whitetail Circle. Ms. Redford reported that fourpolicemen came to her address about a week ago. Ms. Redford told the dispatcher herson is bi-polar and schizophrenic.


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At 1707 hours, dispatch received another call from a male caller, later identified to beMr. Raszynski. Mr. Raszynski stated, "Ive been shot." When asked who shot him, Mr.Raszynski stated, "My mom, Shes dead.....She came downstairs and shot me." Mr.Raszynski was informed that help was on the way. The dispatcher asked Mr.Raszynski where the gun was. He stated it was on the floor. The dispatcher asked Mr.Raszynski to tell her exactly what happened. Mr. Raszynski stated, I stomped her neck,lady." The dispatcher continued to try to talk with Mr. Raszynski, however, the phonereception became muffled and inaudible.Your affiant listened to the recorded 911 calls and noted the demeanor of the parties.Ms. Redford sounded calm, rational, and thoughtful in her answers to the dispatcher.Mr. Raszynski at times sounded calm on the phone with the dispatcher, but could alsobe heard ranting and escalated in the background. As described before, Mr. Raszynskimakes comments that are unassociated with the dispatchers questions, such as tellingthe dispatcher, "You should know, also that I am under FBI surveillance."During the calls to 911, Lafayette Police Officers were dispatched to the address andwere given updated information regarding the calls from Mr. Raszynski. SergeantEmerson, Sergeant Palmer and Sergeant Friese arrived at the residence. SergeantPalmer covered the residence from the southwest, while Sergeant Emerson andSergeant Friese approached the front door. The screen door was closed, the front doorwas locked, and no one answered the door. Sergeant Emerson observed blood on arock outside the patio railing on the southwest side of the residence. He observed thesliding glass door leading to the patio was open with the vertical blinds closed. SergeantEmerson announced himself and made verbal contact with Mr. Raszynski who was juston the other side of the sliding glass door. Mr. Raszynski said his mother shot him andthat he was dying. Sergeant Emerson asked him where his mother was. Mr. Raszynskisaid his mother was in front of the door and that he thought she was dead. Momentslater, Mr. Raszynski said he knew his mother was dead. Officers then made entry intothe residence and observed Mr. Raszynski lying on his back on the floor between thekitchen table and counter. Sergeant Emerson observed he had blood all over him andthere was smeared blood and drops of blood throughout the main floor. SergeantEmerson observed a black firearm magazine in the living room and a small black semiauto pistol on the floor by the front door. A deceased female, later identified as Ms.Redford, was lying on her back with her feet toward the stairs near the front door. Ms.Redfords head was turned to the side against, and partially through, a closet door.Sergeant Friese stayed with Mr. Raszynski while Sergeant Emerson and SergeantPalmer cleared the residence for safety purposes. Mr. Raszynski told Sergeant Friesethat his mother came down the stairs shooting at him. He said he thought he was shot


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in the head and kidney. When Sergeant Friese asked Mr. Raszynski what happened tohis mother, he said he "stomped her head."Other officers and medical personnel came inside the residence to assist Mr. Raszynskiand Ms. Redford. Mr. Raszynski was airlifted to St. Anthonys Central Medical Center inDenver for emergency medical treatment for multiple gunshot wounds. Ms. Redfordwas officially pronounced dead at 1745 hours.A canvass of the neighborhood was initiated while a search warrant for the residencewas obtained by Detective Robinson. Officer Bodine talked with neighbors from

The neighbors were identified as, having a date of birthofhaving a date of birth ofandhaving a date of birth ofr said she realized within the last two or three days that "something was up"at the residence. Thesaid Mr. Raszynskis bedroom, where he spends muchof his time, is on the second floor and you can see into his room through the window.For the past two to three months, Mr. Raszynski hand an American Flag hanging in thewindow as well as other room decor in the room. Thesaid within the last twoto three days the flag had been missing or was taken down and the other objects in theroom were removed as if someone was getting ready to paint or move out of the room.told Officer Bodine that on Christmas Eve he had received a strangegift from Mr. Raszynski. It was delivered by Mr. Raszynski in a shopping bag withhandles and contained writings by Mr. Raszynski.said he read throughmuch of the writings and believed it was not appropriate fori to read.believed the writings were consistent with the ramblings of a person who wasschizophrenic.placed the bag in the garage where it still remained on thedate of the interview with Officer Bodine. The bag was given to Officer Bodine andtaken as evidence.said during the last big snow storm (sometime in January) when the snowwas very heavy, she had been leaving the residence and noticed movement by Mr.Raszynskis window. She observed Mr. Raszynski climbing out his window onto theroof to smoke a cigarette.-advised-to keep the phone close in case something happened and he needed to call911. told Officer Bodine that he continued to observe Mr. Raszynski afterhis mother left. Mr. Raszynski would go out on the roof for approximately five to tenminutes then go back in. Mr. Raszynski would then go back out on the roof andsometimes would sit on the ledge. Another time, Mr. Raszynski came out and placed a

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tarp on the roof allowing it to gather snow. Mr. Raszynski would then take the tarp withthe captured snow back into his room.3aid this occurred for over an hour.reported this behavior to Ms. Redford.- was informed by Mrs.Redford that her son is bi-polar and schizophrenic. Ms. Redford toldthatMr. Raszynskis mediations had been changed in November and his behavior had beenchanging. Ms. Redford toldthat Mr. Raszynski had been acting out moreand was more emotional and angry at times. Ms. Redford toldthat hismedications were changed in January and that Mr. Raszynski had been doing better.Ms. Redford told thethat Mr. Raszynski was fine that she was not worriedabout him hurting her. Ms. Redford told thethat she was more worried aboutMr. Raszynski hurting himself.told Officer Bodine he talked with Mr. Raszynski frequently over the last twoyears when he was out for walks.- said since November his conversationswith Mr. Raszynski had been shorter.said Mr. Raszynskis demeanor hadchanged and described him to be more withdrawn.Officer Bodine then interviewedhaving a date of birth of, advised Officer Bodine that she has noticedMr. Raszynskis behavior change within the last few months and was noticeablydifferent around the time when officers responded to his residence in January.stated she knew he had been diagnosed as bi-polar and schizophrenic from theneighbors.said shortly after the last snow storm, Mr. Raszynski came to herhome while she was on the phone. Mr. Raszynski told her, "I want you to have mynumbers in case you need to get a hold of me."said she never had Mr.Raszynskis numbers in the past and felt his request was not normal.told Officer Bodine that approximately three days ago she went to walk herdog and observed Mr. Raszynski had the barbeque on the patio on fire. Mr. Raszynskisaid, "Hey whats going on? said Mr. Raszynski had a fire extinguishernearby and then put the fire out.asked Mr. Raszynski where his mom was.Mr. Raszynski told her, "Dont worry, we got it under control."told Officer Bodine that the last one to two months Mr. Raszynski began toget creepier and would hang out a lot in his window upstairs just looking out. He hadshaved his head and had lost a lot of weight said that there was noindication of violence at the residence. However, said she was not shocked

this could happen because there was a definite personality change with Mr. Raszynski.

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At 2205 hours, your affiant executed a search warrant on the residence at 2817Whitetail Circle, along with the Boulder County Coroners Office, and the ColoradoBureau of Investigation. During the search of the residence, six .22 caliber casingswere discovered on the staircase leading to the upper floor of the residence. One roundwent through the west window of the residence and into a fence post. Another roundwent through a couch and into the west wall below the west window. The trajectories ofthe rounds were examined, it was found that the rounds came from approximatelyhalfway up the staircase, where the railing met the drywall. The casings were locatednear the bottom three steps and were consistent with the gun being fired from half wayup the staircase. In a subsequent search, a gun case and extra .22 caliber rounds werediscovered in Ms. Redfords bedroom, put away under the bed.Blood drops were observed on the carpet of the stair case from the bottom to near thetop. Blood spatter, drops, and smears were observed on the walls of the staircase.There was blood drops over and around the body of Ms. Redford. Blood drops wereobserved between the bottom of the staircase and front door area to the dining roomarea. There were blood stains on the blinds covering the sliding glass door and blooddrops across the patio leading to the railing. There were no other blood stains found inother parts of the residence.A hole in the outside layer of drywall of Ms. Redfords bathroom was discovered. It waslater learned that this hole was used by Mr. Raszynski to eavesdrop on Ms. Redford.During the crime scene investigation, your affiant observed the body of Ms RedfordYour affiant observed what appeared to be shoe marks on her face There alsoappeared to be a shoe scuff mark on the closet door just above Ms Redfords headThe mark was consistent with the soles of Mr. Raszynskis shoes The body of MsRedford was removed by the Boulder County Coroners office. Later, during theautopsy of Ms. Redford, Detective Dombeck observed that Ms. Redford had extensivetrauma to her head and neck Dr. Michael Arnall, Forensic Pathologist stated toDetective Dombeck that Ms. Redford suffered sufficient head trauma to cause death.On February 24, 2011 your affiant talked to Mr. Raszynski for a short time at StAnthonys Hospital. Also present was Detective Chagnon. I had been informed byDetective Chagnon that Mr. Raszynski made a statement to his nurse that he thoughthis father was going to come to the hospital to shoot him. Mr. Raszynski woke up forthe first time that day since the incident.Mr. Raszynski said to your affiant that his mother is crazy. He said "today" she "freaksout" and climbs up the stairs. She was upset about a missing car seat that she needed


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to buy drugs. They argued and he told her to go back up stairs. When she came backdown, she had a gun. He said he told her, "Fine, go ahead and fucking shoot me, ohmy gosh." Mr. Raszynski said she shot him twenty times. He was in front of the couchand heard the trigger clicking then went up the stairs and threw her down. He saw thatshe was still alive. He thought "this is the last time you shoot me."Mr. Raszynski was advised that he was not in custody. Your affiant still advised Mr.Raszynski of his Miranda rights. Mr. Raszynski talked about arguing over a seatcushion. Your affiant asked Mr. Raszynski why they argued over the cushion. Hethought maybe drugs but he didnt know. Mr. Raszynski then said he didnt do anything.Mr. Raszynski said he didnt know she was going to "fucking murder me over it." Mr.Raszynski said he does not use car seats. Mr. Raszynski said she stormed up to herroom to get her gun. I asked Mr. Raszynski if she told him she was going upstairs toget the gun. He stated she didnt and that he would have taken off if she did. Mr.Raszynski said his mother poked her head out and had a gun pointed at him in thekitchen. Mr. Raszynski was asked if he knew she owned a gun. Mr. Raszynski said shehadtoId him she had one. Mr. Raszynski was asked if he knew where she kept it. Mr.Raszynski said, "You can look upstairs in her room."Mr. Raszynski then stated he was on parole and had been in trouble before. He statedhe didnt do anything wrong and that he may want to talk with an attorney about hisstatements. Your affiant then informed Mr. Raszynski that we would leave and wouldcontact his family and the victim advocates to come see him. Your affiant told Mr.Raszynski that if he decided he wanted to consult with an attorney, that lawenforcement would like to speak to him sooner than later. Mr. Raszynski was informedwe would leave a business card with his nurse.Mr. Raszynski wanted to know what questions we had. Your affiant informed him wehad specific questions we wanted to ask about where he was versus where his motherwas located in the house. Mr. Raszynski then asked for a piece of paper so he couldwrite it out and show us where he was. Your affiant again made it clear to Mr.Raszynski that he has the right to have an attorney.

Without further questioning, Mr. Raszynski said his mother had just got home and camein. She was upset about the couch cushion. He told her he did not know where it was.Mr. Raszynski said he told her that he was going to call the cops and tell them that shewas crazy. Mr. Raszynski drew on the map that his mother pointed the gun at him fromthe point on the railing where it met the drywall, half way up the stairs. It should benoted that this was consistent with the trajectory of the rounds fired from the gun. Mr.Raszynski said he told his mother to go upstairs. When she did, he thought she went to

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call the police. Mr. Raszynski said he thinks the cops told her to "ace me." Mr.Raszynski indicated he walked towards the couch at the bottom of the stairs when sheshot him. He said he went up the stairs, indicating towards the top of the stairs, andthen threw her down. Mr. Raszynski indicated he thought she was still alive so he wentdown and "stomped" her before she could shoot him again. The interview with Mr.Raszynski was concluded.On February 23 r d and later on March 1, 2011, interviews were done withhaving a date of birth ofandhaving a date ofbirth of,Jn February 23d,came to the crime sceneand talked with your affiant. They reported they had received a packet from Ms.Redford on the previous day. The packet contained three documents. One of thedocuments was labeled "extremely urgent." The document was a note that said, "Ifsome thing happens to me, please ask the fam ily to remindThe second document contained miscellaneous names and numbers ofpeople to contact in case of an emergency. The third document was a list of allergies,surgical history, medications, and doctor informa tion.reported that on February 23, at 1617 hours, Ms. Redford called them. Ms.Redford was driving home alone after being out on some errands. Ms. Redford wantedto confirm that they had received the documents. They hadnt called her yet about thepacket because they usually wait until later.stated they neve r call beforenoon, and usually dont get an answer from R ita until after 1400 hours.stated that Ms. Redford does not wake up until after 1400 hours and stays in bed eightyfive percent of the time.said that Ms. Re dford lived in fear and was aprisoner in her own bedroom.During the phone conversation, on February 23rd, Ms. Redford said that Mr. Raszynskisfathers birthday was on the 23 r d and that triggered agitation for Mr. Raszynski. Ms.Redford was on the phone withuntil approximately 1645 hours, ashort time before the first 911 call. Ms. Redford toldthat she wasarriving at home and ha d pulled in the garage before the call ended.reported Ms. Redfords demeanor was calm and "matter of fact." She didnt seem upsetand was even laughing while on the phone with them.told Ms. Redford thatshe wants her to live the good life and talked about her staying at their house to getaway from M r. Raszynski.- -stated they were concerned about her safety.Ms. Re dford told them w hat they should do with her cat. took that statementto mean that Ms. Redford thought she might die. said that was the m ostconcerning statement to her from the entire phone conversation. Ms. Redford told


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them that she had lived a good life. She had lived in big homes and had opportunities todo many things.

said that Ms. Redford loved her son so much that she would not listen to allher friends who warned her and asked her to have Mr. Raszynski removed from thehome,believed she covered for her son when they were in contact with thepolice,said whatever Mr. Raszynski wanted, he would get.believed that Ms. Redford did that out of fear.- stated that on Monday, February 21, 2011, Mr. Raszynski had borrowed hismothers car. He left at 0900 hours and was to return by 1200 hours so that Mrs.Raszynski could make an appointment. Mr. Raszynski called Ms. Redford at 0000hours, on February 22, and informed her he was in Ft. Collins and had run out of gas.Ms. Redford paid for a taxi cab ride home for Mr. Raszynski.Later on February 22, Ms. Redford got a taxi cab ride to Ft. Collins to pick up her car.

said that Ms. Redford was upset about having to pay $200 in cab fare to getthe car back. It was later on February 22 n d that Ms. Redford delivered the documents tothe home.Your affiant askedwhen they had last seen Mr. Raszynski. Theysaid it was on February 3, 2011, when they went to see Ms. Redford. They said Mr.Raszynski was friendly, sociable, and talked with them on the patio. saidshe told Mr. Raszynski he was good looking. He was clean shaven and had lost weight.Your affiant askedwhat Ms. Redford was like before Mr. Raszynskimoved in with her. They said she was always fun and loving. Everyone enjoyed herand even her ex-boyfriends still liked her. When she began having medical problemsshe spent more time at home and could not dance anymore. She began taking a lot ofmedications to control the pain. Ms Redford occasionally dealt with depression. She

toldone time that she had a stash of pills set aside in case sheneeded to commit suicide.said she felt that Ms. Redford wanted to be ableto go out her own way.stated that Ms. Redford was living a life of fear.On February 24, 2011, at approximately 2103 hours Sergeant Friese received a pagefrom Boulder County Communications to call, having a date of birth ofUpon contacting , she stated that she saw MsRedford an hour before the news was reporting she had died. When asked how sheknew Ms. Redford, she advised Sergeant Friese of the following.


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Ms. Redford bought a new car (blue Subaru Forester, possibly a 2010) the first orsecond week of February. Ms. Redford spent about five hours over two days with

at Flatirons Subaru & Acura at Cherryvale and Arapahoe Road in Boulder.During that time, Ms. Redford toldthat her son was bi-polar and that thecar she was trading in was in pretty bad shape.After she had purchased the car, Ms Redford returned and toldthat Mr.Raszynski had bashed the whole side of the car in. Ms. Redford went into the servicedepartment on February 23, 2011, to have the mirror on the Subaru repaired. Mr.Raszynski had ripped off the mirror because he was upset that the new car has asmuch horsepower as the old car. Ms. Redford told Mr. Raszynski that it has a fourcylinder engine and the old one had a 6 cylinder engine. Ms. Redford told the servicedepartment that Mr. Raszynski took off the mirror because he was upset when she hidthe keys from him.Your affiant has reviewed the previous police contact at the 2817 Whitetail Circleaddress involving Mr. Raszynski and Ms. Redford. Report number 2011-94 detailed thefollowing events.On January 11, 2011, at approximately 0900 hours, Boulder County Dispatch receiveda call fromwho was calling fromon behalf of Ms. Redford.advised that her mother, Ms. Redford, had barricaded herself in her room out offear of Mr. Raszynski, who was also inside the residence. Boulder County Dispatchaired to responding officers that the reporting party stated her mother does suffer frommental illness.When Lafayette Officers arrived, they knocked on the door numerous times with noresponse. Officer Dan Tipton then obtained a phone number for the residence andcalled. Ms. Redford eventually opened the door for Lafayette officers. Upon initialcontact, Ms. Redford appeared visibly distraught and frightened. Ms. Redford invitedLafayette officers into her residence. As all four officers entered the residence, OfficerTipton observed Mr. Raszynski walking down the stairs from the second level of theresidence. He was asking what was going on. Ms. Redford immediately requested tospeak with officers away from her son. Officer Bob Johnson and Sergeant Terry.Maschka accompanied her into the garage of the residence to discuss the matterfurther. Officer Jason Thompson and Officer Tipton requested that Mr. Raszynski walkdown the stairs to the first level and speak with them further about the matter. Mr.Raszynski complied with officers. Officer Tipton asked Mr. Raszynski what was goingon that morning and Mr. Raszynski said he diii not know. Mr. Raszynski stated he hadjust recently woken up and said he did not hear officers knocking on the front door.Officer Tipton asked Mr. Raszynski if he and his mother had been arguing that morning.Mr. Raszynski was primarily evasive and would not answer this question. Mr. Raszynski

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advised Officer Tipton several times he did not want to speak without his attorneypresent.As Officer Tipton was speaking with Mr. Raszynski, he shouted across the living room inhis mothers direction several times, "If you want me to move out. I can pack up my stuffand leave."Officer Johnson spoke to Ms. Redford during this time. Ms. Redford advised that shewas concerned about her son and had contacted her daughter out of fear that he maybe dangerous and escalating. Ms. Redford was unable to provide any specific reasonswhy she thought Mr. Raszynski was dangerous. Ms. Redford stated she spends most ofher time locked in her bedroom out of fear of what her son may do. Ms. Redford wasquestioned several times about this statement. Ms. Redford was unable to provide anyinformation relating to why she was afraid of Mr. Raszynski, or why she felt he wasdangerous. Ms. Redford told Officer Johnson and Sergeant Maschka she had learnedfrom her ex-husband that her son had sent two e-mails to him around Christmas time.Ms. Redford stated the first e-mail was upbeat, and her son told his father he wasexcited to come visit him in Miami, since he had not seen him for an extended period oftime. The second e-mail her son sent to his father was "very dark," and told his father hewas thinking about proposing to a female party, whom he had been arrested severalyears prior for Aggravated Stalking in Miami, Florida. Ms. Redford was unable toprovide much information relating to the incarceration for the Aggravated Stalking issue.She said only that her son was obsessed with this female party. Ms. Redford stated shedid not know much information about the female. She advised that her son and thisfemale party were friends in the past. Officer Johnson was able to reach Mr.Raszynskis father by telephone and discussed the matter further with him. Mr.Raszynskis father was unable to provide any information relating to why the family feelshis son is dangerous.Lafayette officers were unable to obtain any specific reasons why they felt Mr.Raszynski was dangerous and they did not observe any signs that Mr. Raszynski or Ms.Redford were in imminent danger to themselves, each other, or the public. With Mr.Raszynskis assistance, Officer Tipton was able to reach his Boulder County ProbationOfficer, identified as Donna Deluca, by telephone.Ms. Deluca reported that Mr. Raszynski was currently on probation, but has been doingvery well. She had been speaking with the probation department from Florida, in aneffort to have his probation terminated. Ms. Deluca stated she had not heard back fromFlorida and was still waiting on a response from them. Ms. Deluca stated she would becontacting Mr. Raszynski later that afternoon and would discuss the matter further withhim in an effort to set up some counseling resources for him.


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Prior to officers leaving the residence, Ms. Redford stated she would be going back intoher room. She advised Officer Johnson that she does keep a gun in her bedroom forsafety purposes. Ms. Redford did not want to provide any further information relating tothe firearm and why she kept it in her roomOn March 1, 2011, Detective Hendershott interviewed Mr. Raszynskis probation officer,Donna DeLuca, by phone. Ms. DeLuca advised that she had been in phone contactwith Ms. Redford the day before her death. During this phone conversation, Ms.Redford said she was concerned about Mr. Raszynskis mental health, which she saidhad been getting worse since Thanksgiving. Ms. Redford said Mr. Raszynski talked tohimself all day long at home and could not keep a job because of his mental healthissues. Ms. Redford told Ms. DeLuca that Mr. Raszynski had been diagnosed as bi-polar and schizophrenic in Florida. Ms. Redford asked if Ms. DeLuca could arrange fora mental health evaluation of her son. Ms. Redford also told Ms. DeLuca that her ownphysical health was deteriorating and she wanted to make sure she got help for Mr.Raszynski before she was gone. Ms. Redford would not tell Ms. DeLuca what herhealth issues were and Ms. DeLuca did not know if Ms. Redford meant she would bemoving away from Mr. Raszynski, or if she was referring to dying. During thisconversation, Ms. DeLuca said she could arrange for another mental health evaluationof Mr. Raszynski. Ms. Redford responded by warning Ms. DeLuca that Mr. Raszynskiwould not be happy to hear this, and told Ms. DeLuca not to meet with him alone whenshe told him. Ms. Redford said she thought Mr. Raszynski may have a violent outburstat the news. Ms. Redford said she did not think Mr. Raszynski would hit anyone as hehad never hit her, but that he may hit a wall or throw something in anger.On February 24, 2011, Sergeant Emerson did an interview with Ms. Redfords

having a date of birth of3ergeant Emersonalso did an interview with Ms Redfordsi, having a date of birthofThey work atand had standing weeklyappointments with Ms. Redford.reported that over the last few months, Ms. Redford had expressed thatshe was afraid of her son. She said that since Thanksgiving, his behavior was gettingmore aggressive and weird. She said that he had been writing on the walls in his room,going through her purse, and doing mean things to her just for fun. She said because ofhis illness, there wasnt any emotion from him no remorse She said that she had putextra locks on her bedroom door and said that if Mr. Raszynski really wanted to kill her,the locks wouldnt stop him Last week when she was in, asked howthings were going at home. Ms. Redford said it was pretty much the same old stuff. Shesaid she had busted him going through her purse again. She said that he was mad ather because he thought she called the police a month ago asked her ifshe told him it was actually her daughter, and she said, "No way. If Adam knew it was

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hed go after her" After she lefthad made a comm ent that she wasworried that she might be taking her pain meds again. Every time Ms. Redford was in,she talked about Mr. Raszynski.asked her many times ifhe could live somewhere else She always said that she wasnt afraid to die, and thatthere wasnt anywhere else for him to go. He was her son, and what else do you do?Ms. Redford had also mentioned that she was the only one in Mr. Raszynskis life. Ms.Redford stated that last fall that Mr. Raszynski had started talking about wanting to goback to Florida and kill the girl who put him in jail, then kill her kids too. Regarding hersocial life, Ms. Redford said that if she wasnt at home, she was either at the salon or atphysical therapythought she had become disconnected from hersocial life before Mr. Raszynski came to live with her.reported that when Mr. Raszynski first moved in with Ms. Redford, Ms.Redford would brag about her son a lot, talking about how they would cook together.Over that last several months, Ms. Redford began expressing concern and then fear ofMr. Raszynski because he had been acting out and is bi-polar and schizophrenic.said that since around Thanksgiving, Ms. Redford has been very scared of Mr.Raszynski and stays in her bedroom. Whenhavementioned wanting to speak with Mr. Raszynski themselves, Ms. Redford would sendMr. Raszynski back to the car or ask them not to.got the feeling that Ms.Redford was either very protective of Mr. Raszynski or did not want to upset him.said that she had met Mr. Raszynski a few times and had noticed a changein him. She said that the last time she saw him she noticed that he was wearing ajacket, but no shirt underneath Ms Redford had been telling her that Mr. Raszynskidamaged her car and did not like the new car she boughtsaid that the lasttime she saw Ms Redford within the last week, Ms Redford seemed especially scaredof Mr. Raszynski, to the point thatgave Ms Redford her own telephonenumber and told her to call if she needed a place to stay.said Ms Redfordnever called her.On March 1 , 2011, at approximately 0900, Detective Corporal Robinson spoke bytelephone with, having a date of birth ofIexplained that she lived inand was a stalking victim of Adam Raszynski Shesaid she was concerned because she heard Mr. Raszynski had just killed his mother inColorado. She is terrified because she put him in prison for aggravated stalking acouple of years ago She was afraid he may come back down tosaid Mr. Raszynski became obsessed with her and was convinced that he

was going to marry her and adopt her children. She explained that she was separatedfrom her husband at the time Mr. Raszynski was stalking her, but she got back together

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with her husband.- ;aid they were married by the time Mr. Raszynski wassentenced in the stalking case that sent him to prison.- stated the following regarding the stalking case involving Mr. Raszynski: Afriend of hers was a roommate of Mr. Raszynskis about 10 years ago. The friend didnot know Mr. Raszynski prior to them being roommates. She said it was common forpeople to have strangers as roomm ates in the area because of the nea rby university,UCF (University of Central Florida). only had some casual conversationswith Mr. Raszynski and they never dated.Mr. Raszynski foundon MySpace in 2007 and sent her love letters. Heoriginally sent her a message saying he was going to kill himself. She wrote him backsaying not to kill himself and that she was there if he needed someone to talk to. Shewas just trying to be nice that one time, and he became obsessed with her. She toldhim that she wasnt interested and to leave her alone. He also called her repeatedly.Adam kept coming around and stalked her for about a year. The police arrested himthree separate times and he was eventually sent to prison.said that Mr. Raszynski never tried to hurt her, but he did threaten her bysaying he was going to come to Florida with some guns. He finally showed up inFlorida and she called the police. He didnt have any guns with him at the time, but hewas arrested.After he was released from prison, he went to live with his mother in Colorado. Hefoundon Faceboo k in December 2010 , and left her a messag e that said,"bye bye forever 1-11-11."was concerned about the message andeventually wrote back to him just before New Years Day. She asked him if he wasgoing to kill her. He answered by apologizing, saying the message was not meant forher.deleted the messag es.added that Mr. Raszynski is very smart, but also very weird. He wasconvinced that he was going to m arry her, even though she is already married withthree kids of her own.On March 1, 2011, at 1327 hours, your affiant interviewedhaving adate of birth of - was questioned about her relationshipwith her mother, Ms. Redford, and her brother Mr. Raszynski. Her last conversationwith her mother was on February 20, 2011. - said she had a normalconversation with her and they talked about her getting a new car. said theweek prior they talked about her mother catching Mr. Raszynski going through her

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purse. Ms. Redford caught him and felt like she could not confront him or stop him.She felt helpless.said that Mr. Raszynski is one and a half times her size.reported her mother was always scared to call the police. Ms. Redford wasafraid Mr. Raszynski would be evicted and it would violate his probation. Ms. Redfordfelt that if he left the residence, he would return to Florida.said her mothercould not deal with the situation and just thought it would go away.saidher mother would keep an alarm on her bedroom door to alert her if Mr. Raszynski wascoming in. Ms. Redford was optimistic that her son would find employment.said her brother was a big "mooch" and that he is lazy. Mr. Raszynski oftenblamed his inability to find employment on probation or the economy. Ms. Redfordrealized after a year he would never find employment.reported that her mother told her that Mr. Raszynski started talking tohimself recently and drawing on the walls. Her mother thought for a while that Mr.Raszynski was listening to her through the walls. She then caught him listening througha hole in the drywall he made. When he was caught, he tried to cover the hole.said her mother reported to her that Mr. Raszynski was using acid a couple

times a day. She also reported that she thought Mr. Raszynski was stealing from herpurse. Mr. Raszynski started calling his mother names such as "bitch" and "whore."

but said he has not hit her mother. Mr. Raszynski had a fascination withguns and knives and hid a gun from his parents in the closet when he was younger.

said she always thought he would change or grow out of it. She said shegave up on that thought. said that her brother has a way of being scary,raising his voice at you. He would get angry and was not rational.

also reported that her brother was financially exploiting her mother. Hehad access to her Edward Jones account and ran a bill almost totaling $100,000.

said this occurred in 2007 when he was in Florida and stalking a female there.Ms. Redford did not want to file for bankruptcy so she settled with the bank and usedher retirement proceeds from the divorce to pay off the debtdiscoveredthat her mother was almost completely broke and she thought she had plenty of moneyleft in her accounts.On March 1, 2011, DAs Investigator, Jane Harmer interviewed

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told Investigator Harmer that his son had been diaanosed as schizophrenic after he wasarrested for aggravated stalking in Florida.. said he had known beforethat diagnosis that Mr. Adam Raszynski was also bi-polar.visited his son on Thursday or Friday, February 24 or 25, for the first visit,and then the following day for a second visit. The following is a summation of the firstvisit: said this visit lasted for approximately fifteen minutes at the hospital. Hesaid Mr. Raszynski was very paranoid. Mr. Raszynski wanted the nurse to be presentwhile he met with his father, not wanting to be alone with him. When he came towardsMr. Raszynski, Mr. Raszynski asked him to step back.was wearing ajacket and had his hands in the pockets of the jacket and Mr. Raszynski asked him totake his hands from the jacket. Over the next ten to fifteen minutes, Mr. Raszynskirelaxed a little and allowed the nurse to leave and allowed his father to sit next to him.Investigator Harmer askedif his son knew who he was and-said he knew he was his father.said during this conversation, he found it difficult to hear Mr. Raszynski,as he mumbled and talked in a non- sequential, disorganized manner. One of the thingsMr. Raszynski said was that he was not angry at his mother, and was expressing a sortof shock that she had a gun. Mr. Raszynski told his father he did not know she had agun.Mr. Raszynski said he and his mother had an argument.did not knowwhat this argument was over. Mr. Raszynski was in the kitchen and she came downwith a gun in her hand. Mr. Raszynski said something to the effect of, "So youre goingto shoot me?"i said, "Apparently, she started shooting."-toldme when the gun ran out of bullets, Ms. Redford ran up the stairs. Investigator Harmerlater clarified this knowledge and. . told her Mr. Raszynski had told him thereason why he ran up the stairs after Rita was that he was afraid she would get morebullets. Mr. Raszynski then ran up the stairs after Mr. Redford. He "caught" her at thetop of the stairs. Mr. Raszynski then told his father that he, "Put his hands around herand I said, I am sorry, I have to terminate you, and he threw her down the stairs."Mr. Raszynski then told his father he ran out of the house to seek help. He told hisfather there was a man outside in an orange suit, playing basketball. Mr. Raszynski toldhis father this man had Ms. Redford under surveillance, and by some conspiracy, thisman had killed a lot of people, and it was unclear as to what Ms. Redfords role was. Mr.Raszynski said "they" kidnapped Rita a year and a half ago. Mr. Raszynski made the

conclusion that "because his mother could not have done this, that she had beenkidnapped, that this was some other person that had replaced her." Mr. Raszynski then

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talked about drug dealers and his sister. Mr. Raszynski then asked his father to hold hishand and pray for Ms. Redford.said his son w as "getting uncomfortable"and -i left the hospital.told Investigator Harm er that in hisopinion as a pcian, Mr. Raszynski is a very highly functioning schizophrenic. Hesaid that if "an outside person where to talk to Adam, they would have no clue."returned the following day. The following is a summation of thosestatements made by Mr. Raszynski to his father on that day.said Mr. Raszynski was "less paranoid, and that he did not ask the nurseto stay."noticed his name had been erased from the white board thatdenoted who was to be contacted.asked about this and Mr. Raszynskisaid he did not want his fathers name on the board.did not ask w hy thiswas,asked Mr. Raszynski if he wanted to talk about things. Mr.Raszynski went through "the story again." This time Mr. Raszynski added that "after hethrew Ms. Redford down the staircase, that Ms. Redford actually tried to get up. Mr.Raszynski said he ran down the stairs and, "I kneeed her and then I punched her untilshe was not moving."On March 2, 2011, at approximately 1140 hours, Detective Corporal Robinson began aninterview with Adam Raszynski in room # 244 at St. Anthonys Central Hospital.Detective Corporal Robinson introduced himself to Mr. Raszynski and he shook hishand. Mr. Raszynski was willing to speak with him and said he wanted to set the recordstraight. Detective Corporal Robinson told him that he needed to piece things togetherto understand what happened. Detective Corporal Robinson reminded him that he wasnot under arrest. He said, "Yeah, I know." It should be noted that Mr. Raszynski wasvery cooperative throughout the conversation, but he spoke very softly, often mumbledand changed subjects frequently.Mr. Raszynski stated the following during the interview: He said the incident startedover a seat cushion or gel booster seat. His mother was freaking out over the cushion.Mr. Raszynski was trying to de-escalate the situation, but it was partly his fault because"it takes two to tango." His mother stormed away upstairs.Mr. Raszynski hoped the dispatcher had talked some sense into her. He stayeddownstairs, but saw his mother peak around the wall on the stairs. She had the mostangry face he had ever seen (Mr. Raszynski demonstrated an angry face with wideopen eyes). She looked like a psycho, not like his mother. She looked deranged. Shewas also quiet. He asked her what she was doing and told her to go back upstairs andthat the police were on the way. He was terrified. His mother had her hand hiddenbehind the back of her leg and he knew it wasnt a bouquet of flowers. He thought shewas out of control.

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Mr. Raszynski "didnt help the situation." He asked her, "what do you have? A gun orsomething?" He told her to go ahead if she was going to shoot him. He told her to do itto his face, not shoot him in the back. She came down the steps about half way and hetold her to "go ahead mom!" Mr. Raszynski was on the 1st floor near the front doorwaiting for the police to arrive. His mother then pulled the gun out from behind her backand began firing it at him, "bam-barn-bam!" He was shot and felt pain like "you wouldntbelieve." It was like slow motion and he could feel the bullets hit him. Mr. Raszynskithought he was dead. He ran up the stairs at his mother and heard the gun go "click-click." She turned as if to go get more bullets. She was about two to three steps fromthe top and she was surprised to see that he was still alive.She thought he would be dead. He grabbed her shoulder and her shirt below her armand threw her down the stairs, using his weight. He didnt want to have to kill her, but itwas his last resort. Mr. Raszynski thought he was dying. They both fell down andlanded at the bottom of the stairs. He also landed on her neck. He tried to steer andturn her with his hands as they were falling. He tried to throw her so that she wouldland on her back, so the back of her head would strike the ground. That would make itfast and "humane." He didnt want her to suffer. The fall didnt knock her out. Mr.Raszynski jumped on her and she still had the gun in her hand. He hit her a few timesin the face. Mr. Raszynski also used a UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) kneestrike to her face. He has watched Chuck Liddell (UFC fighter) before. He was trying toknock her out. Her eyes rolled back in her head after the knee strike. He wanted tostop her enough so that police could arrive. He thought he was dying and wanted tostop her before he died there on scene. He saw colors fading and it was a very scaryfeeling.Mr. Raszynski went on to explain to Detective Corporal Scott Robinson that he didntwant any police or kids in the area being shot by his mother. He didnt know if she hadanother gun in her pocket or if she was going to go get an automatic weapon. Mr.Raszynski ran around and yelled that he had been shot before calling 911. He alsocurled up into a ball, as if to protect himself.

Mr. Raszynski said he "was terrified with good reason." He said he was shot five timesand thought he was going to be dead. He said he wondered if God would ask him whyhe let her go on a rampage if he died and didnt stop her. Mr. Raszynski said he didntwant to kill his own mother, but he felt like he did the right thing. He said he wanted hislast dying thing to be stopping her.

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Mr. Raszynski said his mother stood in a threatening stance with the gun behind herback before shooting him. He said the police wouldnt have liked it either. WhenDetective Corporal Robinson asked why she came back down the stairs, Mr. Raszynskisaid she came down to murder him Mr. Raszynski admitted he may have "called herout." Mr. Raszynski said that after his mother ran out of bullets, he thought "you hadyour chance - now I gotta stop you"Mr. Raszynski said he is tore up about what happened. He said he will need to go tocounseling. He also said he hoped he saved a life by doing what he did.Mr. Raszynski said that his father already spoke with him about what happened, but hewas not really sure what to say to him or if he should trust him. Mr. Raszynski also said

Mr. Raszynski said he was finished talking with me a couple oftimes during the conversation, but kept speaking to me continuously. Near the end ofthe interview, Mr. Raszynski said he didnt want to talk about it anymore and apologized,saying he didnt want to be rude. At that time, Detective Corporal Robinson stopped theinterview and told him to contact the nurse if he wanted to speak with me any further.Detective Corporal Robinson also told him he may have questions for him at a latertime. Mr. Raszynski said that was okay. Mr. Raszynski offered more than once to takea polygraph and even suggested he could take one at the hospital if the police wantedhim to. At the end of the interview, Mr. Raszynski shook Detective Corporal Robinsonshand, thanked him and gave him a fist bumpIn summary, Adam Ari Raszynski, having a date of birth of February 13, 1978, didknowingly cause the death of Rita Redford on February 23, 2011, and your affiantbelieves he had a sufficient interval for the voice of reason and humanity to be heard.Therefore, your affiant believes he has presented sufficient probable cause torespectfully request that an arrest warrant be issued for Mr. Raszynski for the charge ofMurder in the Second Degree per CRS 18-3-103 (3) (a), a class 2 felony.

Affiant, Detective Gary ThatcherSworn to and subscribed before me this - day of March, 2011, in BoulderCounty Colorado.

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