verbal punches. the republicans hurled insults and accusations for most of the debate... but we'll sort through all that - to find some actual messages for voters. a terrifying story played out in this remote part of western colorado. a woman chained up... and held captive... for months. her suspected captor -- a former death row inmate in texas how he was freed... and how he ended up in colorado.. when the sun rises over denver in about an hour- and-a-half... it will be the start of a

temperatures. a wonderful way just gets better meteorologist marty coniglio joins us...marty - we better enjoy this weekend... before things change. a man who was put

murder-- is, once greusome crime. police say he held a raping and torturing her for four months... in 9news reporter here with more . suspect was february. yes. details of the crime-- in an 18-page arrest affidavit. it includes graphic information on the nightmare that a faced in gateway, the tiny town is grand junction. inside this home-- police say 61-year- old claude lee wilkerson carried out his crime. the 26-year-old victim was homeless, when wilkerson brought her to his home. he'd promised to let her stay there-- and pay her for doing work around the house. but the victim says-- when she got there-- wilkerson put a chemical on a rag-- to make her pass out. she then was chained up to a bed. she says wilkerson repeatedly raped her... ...and treated her like a "pet." ..rewarding her for "good behavior." the whole time-- a 14-year-old runway

out the crime. that girl got away from the home... and told police about the woman who was kidnapped. wilkerson was first arrested in colorado in 1974 -- during a burglary case in grand junction. in 1978 - he was one of four men arrested and convicted in connection with the deaths of three people during a jewelry store robbery in shiner, texas. that put him on death row. but the conviction was thrown out-- on a technicality. now-- wilkerson is back behind bars... accused of this crime. the woman who was held captive-- is not getting help from the mesa county victim's assistance program. meantime, the teen runway who helped wilkerson has been reunited with her family. police haven't released much more information about her. we expect to continue to learn more, as this case

we looked into wilkerson's past as a former death row inmate in texas... a federal court threw out his conviction... and that allowed him to move to colorado. back in 19-78... wilkerson was accused of plotting a bank robbery with three other people... and helping kill three witnesses. wilkerson confessed to part of the crime... the problem: the confession came after he had asked for a lawyer... but before the lawyer was present. wilkerson's lawyer in texas says... he still hears from wilkerson periodically... wilkerson looks very different in his mug shot - than in texas. looking into this case... and bring you updates on the

hoping you recognize this guy. back in january he's accussed of assaulting and robbing a vicitm in the area of krameria and leyden. he's hispanic.... about five foot six it's believe he fled grand cherokee anyone with information is asked to call police. a prison cell does not count as your home... so you cannot use deadly force to defend it. that's what a bill says - that's going through the colorado legislature now. it clarifies the "make my day" law... which allows deadly force to defend against intruders. that law has been used twice to exonerate colorado inmates who have killed fellow inmates who entered their cells. the state house passed the bill yesterday. it'll be voted on one more time... before heading to the senate. new details are emerging about why the aurora theater shooter was moved out of the colorado prison system. prison documents show... he was transferred after

attacked him at the prison in canon city. they say an inmate pushed himself through an open door and hit the shooter in the head. a prison employee was also injured in the attack. a colorado department of corrections spokeswoman says... the attack was among many reasons why he was transferred to a different facility in january. james holmes's new prison is still a secret. a woman was recently sentenced to 208 years in prison for nearly killing an elderly man in his home. she wasn't an intruder, this wasn't a random attack the woman was living in the home as caretaker. jack woods hired jana bergman to live with him, to keep him company and cook. she hid the nearly 90-year old man from his daughter.. bergman was a convicted felon. in fact, jack had bailed her out of jail three times.. in october of 2014, the two had a fight. where she nearly killed jack.

growing number of elder abuse cases law enforcement investigates. we want to help. this morning on experts here to answer your elder abuse. the elder abuse this morning. republican candidates for president brought a new level of bickering and personal attacks. a lot of name but when they finally did talk about policy... most directed at donald trump. the moderators

claim that his new health plan would save 3-hundred- billion dollars a they said the up. after the debate... when trump was asked what he thought of the event - he said it wasn't as vicious as would be. people turned to discuss the debate. usa today reports- 62 percent of the twitter discussion last night was and 73 percent on talking about trump. hillary clinton and her social media team had their own response to the debate. 9news reporter vida urbonas will show us how snarky they got at 5-30. the city of denver supports the more than 1-billion dollar plan to widen and lower interstate 70 east of i-25 on the north side of town. but they want some things considered too. cdot's public comment period ended this week. mayor hancock supports the idea to cover over a portion of the

elementary school. and our partners at the business journal report the city has a list of 84 items they want addressed. among them...safer routes between the neighborhoods in the area... a provision for sound proofing homes for people living along the highway.... and a plan to make sure local streets aren't overwhelmed with traffic during construction. construction of this project is expected to start in late 20-17 and take four to five years to complete. westminster has approved its third development deal in the ongoing transformation of the old westminster mall site. sherman associates will begin construction early next year on a five-story building that will bring lots of retail and residential space to the project. the selection of multiple developers comes after the city moved away from the idea of working with one master developer for the 105-acre site -- which is being called the city's new downtown. the warm temperatures are causing more and more potholes to open up around

colleen ferreira is live in denver... checking out problem areas.. and what you can do about it. colleen. border patrol officers have a

keen eye for details... and that paid off when they noticed something different about a car coming into california. we'll tell you where someone in that car was hiding. mama always says "look both ways before crossing the street." and this criminal clearly didn't learn that lesson. and this criminal clearly didn't learn

the outcome of the erin andrews trial.. lawyers will present closing arguments today. the sports broadcaster is suing a hotel... after her stalker was able to secure the room next to hers recorded secretnude videos of her in 2008. the trial started just two weeks ago... andrews is suing the nashville hotel and management stalker for 75 million dollars. today. found a unique way to try to sneak into the u-s.... in the gas tank of an suv. u-s customs and border protection agents saw something unusual about the s-u-v... and checked under the rear seats. they were looked in a the gas tank... and found the guy curled up

federal charges... the brazilian man will be deported. a thief trying to make a run for it, probably should've watched where he was going. take a look at this guy in south carolina. he's accused of stealing from a walmart. he tries to get away until he trips, falls, and slams right into an s-u-v. but he picks himself back up and keeps on going. richland county deputies say the suspect was running off with about 40-dollars worth of meat. deputies are still trying to find this clumsy crook. it's 5:. mickey and minnie will soon have more ships to visit...and will be able to set sail more often. but first, lets

morning. amc theatres is buying carmike

create the largest theater chain in this country. it's the latest acquisition of a u-s company by a is owned by chinese hotel and theater giant dalian wanda. disney is expanding its cruise line fleet. the company plans to add two more cruise ships to its total to six. disney says the new ships will each hundred-and-50 slightly larger newest vessels... have to wait a little while before setting sail though... the ships won't debut until 2021 and 2023. changes are in as the brand turns rolling out a new look, taste and feel to keep the chocolates relevant for a new generation. some of these changes will include new colors, flavors, textures and fillings. others will be more subtle, like transitioning to natural, rather than artificial, colors over the next five years. new package designs made for are also on the way... back to the company's start -- necessity when the

mars make chocolate for the troops at the start of world war ii -- the hard exterior ketp the chocolate from melting. when the war ended, soldiers still wanted them -- and mars launched m&m's in 1947. forget specialty barn or william

fix this host raquel villa-nu-eva designed a laundry basket hack on a budget. it's really fun...and she says it is theraputic to make too.. you'll love how it turns out. fix this airs today on 9news at noon. denver's restaurant week is almost coming to an end. we've been highlighting different places to try... and today - we look at a restaurant that's embracing its sweet past.... to make its current atmosphere a little

the 17 bulls and 8 hiefers are a year old.... and come from the city's bison herd in genesee. denver auctioned these 30 bison last year.... and made 60-thousand dollars. the money goes back into the city and county's general fund. the city started this herd in the early 19-hundreds... as a way to preserve the species. denver restaurant week is coming to an end. you have 3 nights left to try 235 restaurants. so get eating! for the past week, we've been exploring the history behind some of the restaurants on the list. one we took you inside was a brothel and peepshow back in day. colorado fort. exploring the history behind and listening downtown denver. from 1891 to 1970.this space was baur's candy company. the pictures on the restaurant

from the past. some of you may remember getting ice cream here. the chef and owner of the current business says he's holding on to every last bit the baur's legacy alive. the national register of historic places. coming up in the 8am hour on channel 20, 9news reporter colleen ferreira takes us back in time to baur's hay day. we have a full list of restaurants involved in denver's restaurant week at 9news.com. crowd-funding is

new products, adventures, and goals... and now - a colorado researcher is hoping to appeal to a particular kind of person. he wants to study.... marijuana. that story... in 10

chained to a bed... held captive for months... we'll talk about how she escaped ... and what's ahead as the victim adjusts to her new freedom. just when you think the race couldn't get nastier. verbal punches and bickering set the tone for the 11 th gop debate. from insults...to vows to support whoever wins - we break down the biggest takeaways. i'm taking you on the road... to university hills.... to show us what makes this area of today i'm taking you on the road to university health to show you what makes this part cultural activity.