Many cases and faces of suppression

Daniel Pesch of Littleton was charged in 2017 for the 2010 murder of a Kiowa High School science teacher. The case had been suppressed since the moment it was filed. That order was lifted recently.

Frank Huner Jr. of Sedalia was charged in July 2017 with firstdegree murder for allegedly killing his son, whom he said he mistook for an intruder. News of his arrest peppered the media, but no more.

Jeffrey Falk, a former math teacher, was sentenced in 2016 to 21 years in prison for victimizing young boys and collecting child porn. His cases were suppressed until June 13 after The Post asked why.

Clifford Galley was convicted of murder and sentenced to 162 years. His case was suppressed long after he was sent to prison. Last month a judge lifted the suppression order after questions were raised.

Aurora theater shooter James Holmes was convicted in a high-profile case that received intense publicity — but his court records are suppressed to this day.

Sir Mario Owens, in Arapahoe County Court in March 2006, was indicted in a double homicide that killed a witness and his girlfriend, another high-profile case that has records suppressed.

Robert Keith Ray, a coconspirator of Owens in a fatal shooting and the homicide of a witness and his girlfriend, has cases under suppression despite the intense media coverage of his crimes.

Austin Sigg pleaded guilty to kidnapping and murdering 10year-old Jessica Ridgeway in a case that was highly publicized. Still, suppression of his case prohibits access to his court records to this day.

Michael Greenberg pleaded guilty to felony sexual assault of a child. Prosecutors sought suppression of the case in 2015 to halt media attention. It remains suppressed despite his plea and sentencing.

Sterling Hook, who pulled the trigger in the 2014 death of Mark Chalfant, received a 30year sentence. All the records in the case, including those of Hook’s three accomplices, are suppressed.