On Colorado's plains, Burlington residents uncertain how law should treat 12-year-old accused of killing parents - The Denver Post

On Colorado's plains, Burlington residents uncertain how law should treat 12-year-old accused of killing parents - The Denver Post

BURLINGTON — It's the question that has been on the minds of many in this town east of Denver since the horrific crime occurred in March:

What should the state do with a 12-year-old accused killer?

The next steps toward an answer to that question will be taken Monday, when the boy appears in court for a pretrial hearing.

At that point, a judge will begin to consider the evidence that could eventually help decide whether the boy accused of killing his parents and gravely wounding two siblings should remain in juvenile court or be treated as an adult.

On the evening of March 1, Charles Long, 50, and his wife Marilyn, 51, were found dead in their Burlington home.

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