Final photo of Kelsey Berreth entering her home before she is murdered by fiancé Patrick Frazee released on 1st year death anniversary
Authorities have released the final photograph of Kelsey Berreth walking into her home before she was murdered by her fiancé Patrick Frazee.
Friday, November 22, marked the one-year anniversary of Berreth's death last Thanksgiving in Colorado, and on that note, the Fourth Judicial District Attorney’s Office decided to release previously-sealed evidence in Frazee's case.
The public did not have access to these images that were shown to the jury, but couldn't be shared as cameras and live reporting were banned during the trial.
The 29-year-old was caught on her neighbor's motion-activated CCTV cameras just before 1.30 pm on the day she disappeared. Berreth is seen entering her home with Frazee, her daughter Kaylee, and a bouquet of flowers, according to a Daily Mail report.
In the video footage, Frazee is seen entering and leaving the residence several times, while Berreth is never seen again.
Authorities released another set of images from a ranch in Florissant Colorado, in which Frazee's mistress Krystal Lee Kenney is seen in a video leading investigators to the exact location where he burned Berreth's body in a black tote.
Photos from the scene that were also released clearly show fragments of melted plastic strewn on scorched earth.
Jerry Means, the Investigations Chief at Adams County Fire and Rescue Denver who was an expert witness at Frazee's murder trial, testified about a burn site found on the ranch that showed signs of a body having been placed in a plastic tote and burned to ashes.
Means said the way the soil was fused together, it could only be caused by burning plastic, adding that the oily stain was consistent with the presence of human body oil.
"It is very common for [fat on] the body to somewhat liquify, just like cooking a steak," he explained. "It liquifies and it drips down on a concentrated level."
According to 9News, the jury was also shown an image of discolored hay where the tote containing Berreth's body had allegedly been placed before Frazee burned the remains.