81-year-old says he killed family to save them from ‘miserable life,’ Colorado cops say

Colorado man cites fear of homelessness in ax killings case

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — An 81-year-old Colorado man accused of killing his wife and daughter with an ax told police he lost his job and was afraid that they would end up homeless. Court documents say Reginald Maclaren told police he didn’t regret killing them because he “knows they are in a better place.” Maclaren is being held in jail in Saturday’s killings and is scheduled to appear in court next Monday. That’s when pr…

Colorado man tells police he feared homelessness in ax killings case

A Colorado man who killed his wife and daughter with an ax told police he feared they would end up homeless. The 81-year-old man lost his job and said he didn't regret the murders.

Reginald MacLaren: Colorado man, 81, kills wife and daughter with ax, says 'they are in a better place'

Reginald MacLaren: Colorado man, 81, dismembers his wife and daughter with an ax, says 'they are in a better place' ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO: A Colorado man was arrested for allegedly killing his wife and daughter and dismembering them with an ax. Reginald MacLaren, 81, told police that did not regret the brutal murder as he knew his slain wife and daughter were "in a better place". On Saturday evening, the accused was arrested in connection …

Colorado man cites fear of 'homelessness' in axe killings case

An 81-year-old Colorado man accused of killing his wife and daughter with an axe told police he lost his job and was afraid they would end up homeless.Reginald Maclaren told police he didn’t regret killing them because he “knows they are in a better place,” according to court documents.Maclaren was arrested Saturday in the killings and booked into jail Tuesday after being taken to the hospital for what police have described as a preexisting medi…

Colorado man cites fear of homelessness in ax killings case

An 81-year-old Colorado man accused of killing his wife and daughter with an ax told police he lost his job and was afraid that they would end up homeless. Court

81-year-old man cites fear of homelessness in family axe killings case

An 81-year-old Colorado man accused of killing his wife and daughter with an axe told police he lost his job and was afraid they would end up homeless. Reginald Maclaren told police he didn't regret killing them because he "knows they are in a better place," according to court documents.