First Trial Period

1. August 26, 1975 - Police without clues, Two Junction women disappear

2. August 27, 1975 - Police 'beef up' investigation of disappearances  

3. August 28, 1975 - Disappearance probe goes on

4. September 3, 1975 - Aug. 23 disappearances 'may be related'

5. September 10, 1975 - Woman's family offers $5,000 reward in disappearance case

6. September 14, 1975 - Police stymied in murder, disappearance cases

7. September 20, 1975 - No new leads reported in disappearances

8. September 27, 1975 - Woman's body found in river near county line

9. September 27, 1975 - Private investigators enter probe of disappearance case

10. September 28, 1975 - Identity of woman's body still a mystery

11. September 30, 1975 - Identity of body still unknown

12. October 1, 1975 - Forensic pathologist: no urgency in case like this

13. October 1, 1975 - Two possibilities ruled out, Identity of body remains a mystery

14. October 3, 1975 - Two bodies identified, third found in search

15. October 3, 1975 - Grand Junction, Colo. Housewives, Bodies of Pair Found in River Identified

16. October 4, 1975 - Miracle relatives still worry, Uncertainty finally ends for Bothams

17. October 4, 1975 - Boys Found in River Were Shot

18. October 4, 1975 - Williams: bodies may be missing Miracle children

19. October 4, 1975 - 2 Small Boys' Bodies Found Tied in River

20. October 4, 1975 - Lawmen faced ominous chore in body search

21. Date Unknown - Receding Waters Yield Bodies of 4 Slain Persons

22. October 7, 1975 - High water level slows search

23. October 7, 1975 - Mrs. Kenneth Botham, obituary

24. October 8, 1975 - Identification Pending, Autopsy reveals boys shot to death

25. October 8, 1975 - Slain Mother Escaped Death In Attack 2 Months Earlier

26. October 9, 1975 - Grand Junction victims shot, sheriff says

27. October 12, 1975 - Fear stalks Grand Junction as murder mystery legacy

28. Date Unknown - Dam's Outlets Shut in Killings Clues Search

29. October 13, 1975 - Divers fail to recover new evidence in murders

30. November 9, 1975 - Here are complex steps in murder case, trial

31. November 9, 1975 - Victim's husband jailed in multiple slayings

32. November 10, 1975 - DA prepares murder charges for Botham

33. November 11, 1975 - Affidavit list some evidence in Botham case

34. Date Unknown - Botham knew he was suspect

35. Date Unknown - Relief evident, but fear lingers

36. November 18, 1975 - Botham back in court Thursday

37. November 21, 1975 - Botham files preliminary hearing motion

38. November 25, 1975 - Judge postpones Botham hearing

39. November 28, 1975 - Preliminary hearing date set for Botham

40. December 4, 1975 - Judge names interim attorney for Botham

41. December 9, 1975 - Public defender named in Botham murder case

42. December 17, 1975 - Botham hearing is continued until Jan. 13

43. January 13, 1976 - Authorities found .22 pistol under Botham house

44. January 14, 1976 - Deputies failed to check under Botham house

45. January 14, 1976 - Two witnesses testify Botham hearing

46. January 14, 1976 - Judge refuses to bar press from slay case

47. February 2, 1976 - Motions expected in Botham Case

48. February 3, 1976 - Change of venue hearing in Botham case set March 5

49. March 5, 1976 - Venue hearing for Botham will be public

50. April 13, 1976 - Top Court rejects bid to replace Judge Ela

51. April 14, 1976 - Change of venue hearing for Botham reset

52. May 1, 1976 - Botham defense files to remove affidavits

53. May 4, 1976 - Judge hears testimony in venue change plea

54. May 5, 1976 - Judge continues hearing on venue change request

55. May 10, 1976 - Judge denies venue change in Botham case

56. May 19, 1976 - Judge postpones Botham hearing

57. July 30, 1976 - Botham murder case to be resumed at district court session Thursday

58. August 5, 1976 - Botham trial on docket for Nov. 8

59. August 20, 1976 - Botham trial to be held in Junction

60. August 26, 1976 - Botham counsel asks death penalty ban

61. September 21, 1976 - Innocent plea entered by Botham; trial set

62. October 4, 1976 - Outside jury, dismissal rejected at hearing involving Botham trial

63. October 5, 1976 - Judge here 'inclined' to find death penalty constitutional

64. October 6, 1976 - Judge denies motion to bar press from Botham hearing

65. October 7, 1976 - Judge rules out suppression of evidence in Botham case

66. November 7, 1976 - Jurors posted on Botham trial change

67. November 12, 1976 - Botham trial set Monday

68. November 15, 1976 - Botham trial jury selection begins

69. November 16, 1976 - Jury selection moves slowly

70. November 17, 1976 - Prosecutor claims information about witness leaked to press

71. November 18, 1976 - Botham trial, Jury choice has setback

Second Trial Period

1. June 8, 1981 - Supreme Court orders new Botham trial

2. June 11, 1981 - Farina expects to prosecute Botham retrial

3. June 13, 1981 - GJ court officials wait for copy of ruling

4. June 27, 1981 - Admission of evidence at issue: Petition delays Botham retrial

5. January 11, 1982 - Botham retrial gets under way

6. January 12, 1982 - Police actions challenged at Botham trial

7. January 13, 1982 - Botham's lawyer probes recall of crime investigator

8. January 14, 1982 - Witness retells Botham's idea for 'perfect crime'

9. January 15, 1982 - Prosecution displays Botham's stack of guns

10. January 15, 1982 - Testimony on character protested

11. January 16, 1982 - CBI investigator testifies about Botham's 'admission'

12. January 17, 1982 - Prosecution rests in Botham retrial

more to come when I receive them . . .

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