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Evergreen lawyer Jennifer Emmi convicted in 'Murder For Hire' plot
Aurora woman charged with attempted murder after shooting alleged home invader
Abstracted from article by Brian Maas, CBS4
February 9, 2021
— Jennifer Emmi, a well known Colorado animal rights attorney and media personality, was jailed in Jefferson County after she was charged with trying to hire a hit man to murder her husband's girlfriend. According to an affidavit in the case, obtained by CBS4, Emmi asked a man who worked at her Evergreen ranch to
“take care”
of her husband's girlfriend.
Emmi and her estranged husband had been separated and were going through divorce proceedings. She said he had taken up with an au pair who had taken care of the couple's children.
Emmi founded The Animal Law Center, established a nonprofit ranch in Evergreen to accentuate the bond between humans and animals, and has been regularly interviewed by local media outlets about various animal cases.
A 33-page affidavit in the case suggests Emmi's life in recent years had turned dark, with numerous arrests related to her marriage and domestic issues. She was accused of approaching several people — including a former military sniper — to murder, harass, and retaliate against her husband, his girlfriend, and other witnesses and victims in criminal and civil cases against her.
The ranch hand, who turned informant, went to Jefferson County authorities late last year and told them he had recorded a phone call in which Emmi asked “If he knew anyone who could help get rid of her (the girlfriend). Nobody will miss her.”
The man said he and Emmi discussed how much the “hit” would cost, as much as $100,000.
“Jennifer responded that the money would not be a problem,” The ranch hand told investigators. He said he believed the animal rights attorney was serious.
When investigators accessed Emmi's computer, they say she had searched for “how to get rid of the other woman for good.”
August 16, 2021 — Well known Colorado animal rights attorney and media personality Jennifer Emmi, was sentenced to 10 years after agreeing to a plea bargain with Jefferson County prosecutors.
Emmi was sentenced on nine counts in three separate cases including stalking, strangulation, retaliation against a witness or victim, felony menacing and assault, and child abuse. She had already spent 7 months in jail.
The prosecution added during the sentencing hearing that Emmi also threatened her husband with a knife in January 2020, prior to the murder-for-hire scheme, something Emmi also admits to having done out of impulse, and “irrationally.”
“I have repeated criminal acts over a long period of time,” the judge told Emmi while delivering the sentence. “I do note that you have had 7 months in jail... (but) the suggestion that's sufficient is misguided and misstated.”
“The defendant poses a threat to the health and safety of our community and caused significant trauma to the victims of her crimes,” said Senior Deputy District Attorney Kate Knowles. “The court's sentence ensures that they can move on with their lives without fearing for them.”
Abstracted from article by Jack Davis, The Western Journal
August 4, 2021 — A woman who told police she shot an intruder in her apartment Saturday now faces a murder charge.
Emily Strunk, 25, of Aurora, Colorado, told police on Saturday that she had shot a man with whom she had a relationship.
Ms. Strunk said the man had forced his way into her apartment. She added that she shot the intruder after he assaulted Kevin Wertin, 27, who was also inside her apartment.
The Aurora Police Department wrote in a blog post that:
“The initial investigation suggested the female resident was reporting a man, whom she previously had an intimate relationship with, forced his way into her apartment, assaulted another adult male occupant, and she made the decision to shoot the alleged assailant.
At that point in the investigation the female was detained and then released pending further investigation.”
Further investigation resulted in bad news for Ms. Strunk and Mr. Wertin. Ms. Strunk was arrested Monday along with Wertin, and both were charged with first-degree attempted murder, the blog post said.
Police said the new information came to light between Saturday and Monday but did not reveal what information led them to arrest Strunk and Wertin.
The man who was shot is still in critical condition. Police are not releasing his identity.
The incident remained under investigation by the Major Crimes Homicide Unit of the Aurora Police Department.
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