ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The man accused in a string of deadly hammer attacks in Lakewood and Aurora in 1984 appeared in court on Tuesday. Alexander Christopher Ewing has been detained in a Nevada prison since 1985 on an unrelated case. His motion to fight extradition was denied by the Nevada Supreme Court.
Alex Christopher Ewing (credit: Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office)
In 2018, police in Colorado announced that modern DNA science had linked Ewing to the attacks in Colorado Patricia Louise Smith was beaten to death with a hammer in her home in Lakewood.
Patricia Louise Smith (credit: CBS)
Three of the four members of the Bennett family were murdered with a claw hammer in Aurora. Only 3-year-old Vanessa survived.
(credit: Bennett family)
Ewing is being held at the Arapahoe County Detention Facility. He is due in court later this month.