Missing evidence, mishandled cases and financial malfeasance: ‘The law just doesn’t exist’ in this rural Colorado county
- Posted on May 22, 2026
- By The Denver Post
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Missing evidence, mishandled cases and financial malfeasance: ‘The law just doesn’t exist’ in this rural Colorado county
The mishandling of criminal cases has been a common occurrence in Costilla County for years, prosecutors, attorneys and former employees say. So they weren’t entirely surprised when the San Luis Valley DA announced the indictment of…