Kenytv.com
Local Television Interview with Sheriff Brian Norton and Undersheriff Chuck Chick, please go to the following link:

http://www.kenytv.com/video/victor-braun-sentenced-manslaughter-danice-day

Victor Braun is sentenced for the manslaughter of Danice Day
Long version interviews of Rod Day and Sheriff Brian Norton regarding the sentencing to 12 years in prison for the death of Danice Day in 2002.

Alamosa Valley Courier
12 years for Braun for Day killing
Victim impact statements heard
By JULIA WILSON

DEL NORTE — On Thursday, Judge Martin Gonzales sentenced Victor Braun to 12 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections for the death of Danice Day.

“Nothing I do here will bring her back,” Gonzales told the family, as he sentenced Braun to the DOC, gave him a $1,000 fine and two years mandatory parole. Gonzales also ordered over $7,000 in restitution in the two burglary cases that were dropped as part of his plea bargain. “But if I sentenced him to anything other than what I am going to sentence him I don’t believe I would be sending the proper message.”

More of this story at Alamosa Valley Courier:

http://www.alamosanews.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=15094

Pueblo Chieftain:

Braun given 12-year sentence in Day case
Judge hands down maximum sentence in case of mother whose case went unsolved for more than seven years.
By MATT HILDNER
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN

DEL NORTE - The man who pleaded guilty in connection to the 2002 death of Danice Day was given a 12-year prison sentence Thursday.

District Court Judge Martin Gonzales gave Victor Braun, 33, the maximum sentence allowable for reckless manslaughter and pointed to Braun's long criminal history and the seven-and-a-half years of anguish he caused Day's family by not coming forward sooner.

"It's 2,851 days her children did not have her," Gonzales said. "Each day, each hour, each second of that time - her family has suffered for."

For more on this story please go the Pueblo Chieftain:
http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2009/12/11/news/local/doc4b2200b700705025102258.txt

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Thank you to everyone who was able to brave the Wyoming weather to get to the Memorial on Friday night in Laramie. It was a special time to share memories and celebrate Danice's life.
I am sorry to those of you that had the best intentions, but were unable to make it.
Everyone's support has been remarkable and my family and I are very grateful.
Thanks again!

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Victor Braun pleads to Day death
Posted: Thursday, Nov 5th, 2009

Sentencing set for December
By RUTH HEIDE

DEL NORTE — The same day Danice Day’s family decided to bring closure to her death with an obituary, the man responsible for her death pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Victor Anthony Braun, 33, Day’s boyfriend and father to one of her two children, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in front of District Judge Martin Gonzales on Tuesday, the day his victim’s family submitted an obituary “attempting to establish closure since the discovery of her body in June of 2009.”

Follow this link for full story...

http://www.alamosanews.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=14726

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Memorial for Danice in Laramie:

Laramie, Wyoming
Date: Friday, November 13th, 2009
Place: Alice Hardie Stevens Center
Address: 603 E. Ivinson Avenue
Time: 6:30 pm

Details: We will gather around 6:30pm and give people time to get here. We won't begin the actual ceremony until around 7pm. Please contact me with questions. All are welcome to remember Danice. We would like this to be a celebration of her life. If you are interested in sharing stories, anecdotes about how you remember Danice, please let me know. Thanks to everyone for your support.

Continue reading "Danice Day Memorial" »

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Thanks to everyone who has already given. You are under no obligation to give, but please see the below information if you are interested:

Danice Day Memorial Fund
Attn: Leslie Johnson
Uniwyo Federal Credit union
1610 E. Reynolds Street
Laramie, WY 82072
Checks can be made payable to the Danice Day Memorial Fund. If you are sending cash, please include a note saying the money is for the Danice Day Memorial Fund. You don't have to include your name, but it would be greatly appreciated so I can thank you. You can also donate from this site using your PayPal account.

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Hi Everyone,
Please write your letters/concerns to the following judge in Del Norte. The sheriff said that paper is probably the best option, not email:

Martin A. Gonzales
12th Judicial District Judge
925 6th Street
Room #204
Del Norte, CO 81132

Here is the link to his information:

http://www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/County/Contact.cfm/County_ID/36

Thanks a lot for all your support and pass this on to anyone else who might want to write a letter.

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Latest stories can be found in the press by following these links:
http://www.laramieboomerang.com/articles/2009/10/09/news/doc4ad00b60d6f53952961428.txt

http://www.laramieboomerang.com/articles/2009/09/22/news/doc4ab9a6be238e2281127957.txt

http://www.alamosanews.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=14276

http://www.gjfreepress.com/article/20090923/COMMUNITY_NEWS/909239997/1007/NONE&parentprofile=1059

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/21086804/detail.html

http://www.coloradoconnection.com/news/story.aspx?id=353924

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_13401959

http://www.montevistajournal.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=1982

http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20090923/NEWS/909239993/-1/RSS10

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