9 news reporter matt joins us now from that small community. >> reporter: kyle, that's right. it's a -- very cluttered community house where claude wilkerson lived in gateway colorado, just south of grand junction. it's the kind of place, a small town that investigators here say a person can disappear and get lost. the small rural western slope down of gateway has been home to aggie her whole life. and a few years ago, it became wilkerson. >> he came 5 ear 6 years ago. >> reporter: the man police say turned a homeless woman's life into a nightmare. >> she's been to hell and back.

house for several months. a house investigator said he used chemicals to keep her sedated. >> drugged, chained down and being assaulted. >> reporter: a young run away living at the house at the time got away and notified authorities. when a deputy went to the house to check on the victim, she wasn't tied up, but was able to give the deputy signs something was wrong. a man neighbors like aggie say seemed to want to be left alone. >> that was kind of my impression. >> reporter: accused of a crime she can't believe happened in her small home town. >> right. right. >> the victim is getting help here in mesa county. the suspect, mr. wilkerson, has been charged with false imprisonment, sexual assault and kidnapping. he is being held on a million

9 wants to know has been digging into claude wilkerson's criminal history dating back more than 40 years. his first run in came in 1974. it's nuclear whether he was convicted. in 1978, he was charged and convicted in connection with the deaths of three people in a jewelry heist. the victims were taken to a farm where they were shot. the mesa county sheriff's department confirmed wilkerson spent 4 years on death row. in 1983, he was freed from a texas state prison on a technicality. arrest and court records show he has had several arrests and arrests and convictions in colorado. in 1997, he was charged with

montana, convicted of intimidation. we confirmed he bought that property in 932007. the sheriff admits the timings of this look terrible. a park county deputy died. sheriff fred wegener told us the -- the sheriff says that monte gore was suspended with pay for putting out an inaccurate press release about the shooting. the colorado bureau of investigation is reviewing the shooting that killed a progressive political activist. the u.s. honor guard flag is on display to honor corporal nate carrigan. the honor flag has flown since

u.s. it will now be on display for 13 hours at canyon high school. >> it's just a small token of what [ indiscernible ] thank you all for coming out. it means a lot. and to his family, god bless you. >> carrigan's funeral will be march 14th at faith bible chapel. a proposed change to state law would prevent inmates -- the bill seeks to change mike my day and passed through the state house today. it allows home owners to use deadly force if someone breaks into their home. last year, two inmates used make my day in defense of killing another inmate who

the house must vote on the bill one more time before it heads to the senate. another warm dry day today. just the latest in a long stretch of unseasonably warm temperatures. the winds finally reasonable today. the humidity is low and fire danger is a concern. meteorologist kathy sabine joins us now. we are keeping an eye on the drought monitor and hopefully a little relief might be coming our way. >> it's strange to be talking about this in march. months. it's our snowiest month. but that is nothing like what we've seen and nothing like what the current pattern would indicate is going to happen. our drought scenario here in colorado has improved so much. it hasn't changed much, but out west, extreme drought scenarios playing out across much of the western u.s. we have a temperature trend which shows

west, midwest and above the great lakes. and maybe a shift coming in for the second half of this month. temperatures are warm. the humidity levels are low and we have gusty winds. certainly heading into the weekend, concerns for high fire danger. the warm weather trend is something we'll be talking about coming up in our weather segment, but this evening, it looks like the worst of it is the high cloud cover out there. temperatures will continue very mild between now and 7:00. coming up, we're going to talk about a storm on the way and our next chance for rain and snow and we'll let you know how weekend plans. >> we need it. >> we do. the last republican presidential nominee mitt romney bashed trump today.

>> and let me put it very plainly. ifry republicans choose donald trump as our nominee, the prospects for a safe and prosperous future are greatly diminished. >> romney was once a fan of trump. 9 news republican political expert says she's not sure how much romney's speech will change things, since they attract different parts of the party. >> romney did have a number of supporters. he had a lot of donors, a lot of power behind anymore in the last election it. did not pull him across the line. the typical romney supporter is probably already a rubio supporter. >> trump not one to let things slide called romney a failed candidate. the republican presidential candidates back on the debate

this fox news debate will be the smallest yet of the season. doctor ben carson stepping away from campaigning. he will not be joining on stage. but for a while, we thought trump might not show because of moderator megyn kelly and their spats. but, no, he will be there. just ahead, how much will it cost the broncos if they want to keep malik jackson.

legislatures, student leaders and mental health advocates met to -- one in

mental health or substance abuse order every year. a group of students was honored for its mental health work. the suicide prevention program is now being used by students in 50 schools across the state. one student leader says she lives with mental illness and that pushed her to get involved early. >> it's something that hits you hard and blind sides you and you don't understand what's happening until it's almost too late .f we can bring winner before it happens or in the beginning, we can hopefully eliminate suicide altogether. >> mental health colorado is working on building a network of advocates across the state to get help to those who need it before things hit the crisis stage. bringing classroom science out into the real world. maya rodriguez explores this plan to help teenagers become

>> reporter: sometimes, to understand the part, you have to dress the part. >> when i saw it, i thought i was going to pass out. >> reporter: caroline janney is a freshman at east high school, trying on some of the heavy duty gear researchers wear when they do field work at the south pole. >> it sounds interesting to learn to live in such a unique place. >> reporter: she's one of two dozen students from east high and john f kennedy high in denver who visited the national oceanic and atmospheric boulder. it's part of a program called my brother's keeper and the idea revolves around getting teens excited about science and its real-world applications. >> what we're trying to do is expose them to new careers that are related to some of the stuff they're doing in their high school. >> reporter: that included lessons on lightning safety and experiments with electricity.

young students, bright, that are interested in science and we like to spark their curiosity. >> reporter: and a hands on look at the air we breathe every day from collecting the air samples to testing them in a lab. >> the students that are participating in stem education, they're way more connected to school. they're more motivated to be there. they're pushed to critically think and come up with new things, new projects, new designs. >> reporter: new concepts that one day could come from one of these very students. denver public schools tells us they had more than 1200 students enrolled in that stem path way. they seem engaged. >> you can see looking at their faces. we could be headed for an

cool and calm in the 9 news backyard. i'm meteorologist kathy sabine. we're awaiting the arrival of another cool front. there's a few high thin clouds around the area. winds much lighter today. northwest winds pushing

64 at dia. 45 in leadville. average high this time of year is in the lower 50s and it is our snowiest month and we have not seen a big snow storm just yet. 54 at the airport. downtown our temperature has been running about 5 degrees warmer than dia. next storm system moving on shore in california. kicking up the winds a little over the higher passes. coming in straight along fort collins, longmont and greeley. thankfully the high threat for fire danger not an issue tonight. low pressure sliding toward the eastern seaboard. a third system off shore in california. progressive pattern but not a lot of moisture with these systems. in the southeast and carolinas delays. we will see if the wind shifts.

cooler tomorrow. still above average. mid60s in los angeles. they're bracing for rain there. we'll have high and mid-level tomorrow. winds will shift from the northwest to the northeast. notice how limited the -- not much in the way of snow or wind that will impact travel on i70. lows tonight -- greeley, colorado springs, parker and arvada. cooler tomorrow, but still average for the northeastern plains. foothill areas will range between 51 and 55 degrees. tonight, clear and calm. later on. right now we're dialing with high wind cloud deck out here. 32 at 6:00 a.m. another beautiful day, nice way

highs near 70 on sunday. ahead of a storm that may be rain or snow showers sunday into monday. low 50s heading into the first part of the week and we spring thursday and friday. this is the time to get out and enjoy the scenery, such as the buffalo in genesee. from colorado's sports leader, here's drew soicher. >> malik jackson might go from scoring a touchdown in the super bowl for the broncos to playing for their rivals. although the broncos are aggressively attempting to keep him, the oakland raiders have more money to spare. and [ indiscernible ] >> it's incredible how highly paid these defensive line men are. everybody talks about the quarterbacks and the contract that is they get.

defensive line men sometimes are run stuffers. they are blocker eaters. they don't even sack the quarterback and yet they're getting 12, 13, 14 million a year. malik jackson, believe it or not, can command 12, 13, 14, even 15 million a year. not sure the broncos are going to go there, no. >> broncos are still waiting on peyton. 5 more days and they'll have to cut manning from the roster if he doesn't retire first. los angeles lakers superstar kobe bryant's final trip to denver. >> it's something that was always concerning to me as a kid growing up, when do you know it's time to walk away.

have that e55ony. you can't make that decision based on successes or failures. it is a very personal decision, a very emotional decision. you have to make that from within. >> 4 years after he narrowly escaped the aurora theater shooting, jordan murphy is still running. as aaron matas shows us, murphy doesn't plan to stop until he lands in the nfl. >> reporter: things have a way of working out. >> people never thought i was going to step foot on a division 1 field. >> reporter: jordan murphy is preparing for a chance to impress nfl scouts. he already knows they're going to say he's too short. but nowadays, murphy's okay with that. his lack of size was part of the reason he was cut by colorado state in 2012. that summer, after enrolling at colorado, jordan and friends went to see bat man.

was thinking about maybe just being a student at cu and not playing football anymore because i was feeling sorry for myself. >> reporter: when the shooting started, murphy and his friends sprinted from the theater. a bullet missed his head by a few inches. >> god has a plan because those two inches saved my life. >> reporter: murphy would walk on at colorado and eventually earn a football scholarship as a blocking full back and special teams player. >> i wanted to honor the people that didn't get to wake up the next day and chase whatever dream they had. >> reporter: murphy wants a chance to play a role for an nfl team. he knows he might come up short. >> if football doesn't work out, i'm not going to try to keep knocking on a closed door. >> reporter: jordan spent a large portion of his life

he now realized that what he believed was holding him back actually allowed him to thrive. >> getting out of there was a blessing. >> reporter: aaron matas, 9 news. >> man, i hope he makes it. jordan murphy is a longshot to find a roster spot in the nfl, but i wouldn't bet against it. >> they're looking for ability

on wall street, another day of modest gains. the price of oil stabilized

high clouds tonight, 32. sunshine and 60 tomorrow. 64 saturday, and 70 on sunday. >> if we knew you would have

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