In July of 2003, 30-year-old Heather DeWild was a loving mother to two beautiful children: Jacob, five, and Hannah, three. Heather and her husband Daniel had been married for six years and had created a good life for themselves in Edgewater, Colorado. By all accounts, the DeWilds were living the American Dream. Until their marriage slowly unraveled and Heather vanished on July 24th, 2003.
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Sources:“The Devil’s Twin.”
48 Hours Transcript, June 14, 2014.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/heather-dewild-will-her-killer-get-away-with-murder/“Duct Tape Divorce.”
Blood Relatives, May 22, 2014.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6qtaj2“Twins’ twisted murder plot; The murder of a pretty mum-of-two remained unsolved until one brother turned on his sibling...”
The People, January 12, 2014.
https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Twins%27+twisted+murder+plot%3B+The+murder+of+a+pretty+mum-of-two...-a0355992656“Daniel DeWild Gets 74 Years for Brutal Murder After Twin Brother's Reenactment.”
Westword, March 1, 2013.
https://www.westword.com/news/video-daniel-dewild-gets-74-years-for-brutal-murder-after-twin-brothers-reenactment-5865513“Daniel DeWild Sentenced to 74 Years in Killing of Estranged Wife.”
Fox31 News, February 28, 2013.
https://kdvr.com/2013/02/28/daniel-dewild-sentenced-to-75-years-in-killing-of-estranged-wife/“Daniel DeWild, Twin Brother Sentenced To 74 Years In Murder Of Estranged Wife.”
HuffPost, February 28, 2013.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/daniel-dewild-twin-brothe_n_2784949“Judge Sentences Daniel DeWild To 74 Years Behind Bars.”
4CBS Denver, February 28, 2013.
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2013/02/28/judge-sentences-daniel-dewild-to-74-years-behind-bars/“First DeWild Sentenced.”
Centennial Citizen, January 28, 2013.
https://centennialcitizen.net/stories/first-dewild-sentenced,95622“Annual Report 2013: Office of the First Judicial District Attorney Serving Jefferson and Gilpin Counties.” 2013.
https://www.jeffco.us/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/168“Confession Cancels DeWild Retrial.”
Highlands Ranch Herald, December 26, 2012.
https://highlandsranchherald.net/stories/confession-cancels-dewild-retrial,116518“Man Admits to Killing Wife, Stunning Victim’s Family.”
Denver 7, December 20, 2012.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kvpt7-K0d0“Mixed Verdict for DeWild.”
South Platte Independent, November 27, 2012.
https://southplatteindependent.net/stories/mixed-verdict-for-dewild,22752“DeWild Jurors Mull Competing Stories in Murder Case.”
The Denver Post, November 16, 2012.
https://www.denverpost.com/2012/11/16/dewild-jurors-mull-competing-stories-in-murder-case/“Testimony: Heather DeWild’s Estranged Husband Said She Was ‘Ruining His Life.’”
The Denver Post, November 15, 2012.
https://www.denverpost.com/2012/11/15/testimony-heather-dewilds-estranged-husband-said-she-was-ruining-his-life/“Double Trouble in DeWild Trial.”
Douglas-County News Press, November 13, 2012.
https://douglascountynewspress.net/stories/double-trouble-in-dewild-trial,62899“DeWild Case Set for Trial.”
Parker Chronicle, October 24, 2012.
https://parkerchronicle.net/stories/dewild-case-set-for-trial,104553“David DeWild Pleads in Heather DeWild Murder Case Involving His Twin Brother.”
Westword, August 6, 2012.
https://www.westword.com/news/david-dewild-pleads-in-heather-dewild-murder-case-involving-his-twin-brother-5901132“DeWild Brothers’ Murder Trial Date Scheduled.”
Englewood Herald, May 25, 2012
https://englewoodherald.net/stories/dewild-brothers-murder-trial-date-scheduled,92148“Judge to Reexamine Cold Case Charges.”
Colorado Community Media, March 8, 2012.
https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/stories/judge-to-reexamine-cold-case-charges,42985“Daniel DeWild, Plus Brother and Sister-In-Law, Busted in 2003 Murder of Heather DeWild.”
Westword, December 15, 2011.
https://www.westword.com/news/daniel-dewild-plus-brother-and-sister-in-law-busted-in-2003-murder-of-heather-dewild-5856754“DeWild Case Arrests Bring Up Bad Memories For Victim’s Sister.”
4CBS Denver, December 15, 2011.
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2011/12/15/dewild-case-arrests-bring-up-bad-memories-for-victims-sister/“DeWild Twins, Sister-In-Law Face Murder Charges.”
9News, December 15, 2011.
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/dewild-twins-sister-in-law-face-murder-charges/73-334423822“3 Arrests Made In 8-Year-Old Edgewater Murder Case.”
4CBS Denver, December 14, 2011.
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2011/12/14/3-arrests-made-in-8-year-old-edgewater-murder-case/“Arrests Made in Death of Mother.”
Associated Press, December 14, 2011.
https://www.dailycamera.com/2011/12/14/arrests-made-in-death-of-mother/“Indictment Filed By District Court Jefferson County, State of Colorado.” 2011.
https://cbsdenver.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/final-dewild-indictment.pdf“Coroner Releases Autopsy Report in DeWild Case.”
9News, March 29, 2004.
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/coroner-releases-autopsy-report-in-dewild-case/73-344931699“Heather J. DeWild.” Obituary in
Denver Post, September 25-26, 2003.
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/denverpost/obituary.aspx?n=heather-j-dewild&pid=1424287&fhid=4390“Heather DeWild.”
Find A Grave, n.d.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73576321/heather-jean-dewild“Identical DeWild Twins Nearly Pull Off Perfect Crime.”
CBS News, n.d.
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/did-identical-dewild-twins-nearly-pull-off-perfect-crime/Audio Clips:“Colorado Road Worker Recalls Making Disturbing Discovery.”
Daily Motion, 2013.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x172w05“Heather Dewild’s Husband Gets 74 Years for Her Murder.”
Denver 7, February 28, 2013.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzqW_McvvKs
