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  1. Jun 27, 2022 · On August 6, 2021, Ewing was convicted in the murders of Bruce, Debra, and Melissa Bennett based on DNA collected at the scene. He was subsequently sentenced to three life terms, which are to be served consecutively.

  2. Jul 11, 2022 · When Bennett was just 3, she lost her entire family when a cold-blooded assailant snuck into their home in Aurora, Colorado, on a snowy January night in 1984 and bludgeoned them all with a hammer.

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  3. Aug 6, 2021 · Police say DNA evidence links Alex Ewing to the 1984 murders of three members of Bruce and Debra Bennett and their 7-year-old daughter Melissa, left. Only 3-year-old Vanessa, at right, survived.

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  4. Apr 18, 2015 · On Jan. 16, 1984, between midnight and 6:00 a.m., an intruder entered the Bennett home and viciously attacked the entire family. Bennett had been slashed several times and hit on the head with a hammer. He repeatedly crawled up the stairs to try to save his family; however, he was unsuccessful.

  5. Jun 17, 2020 · Police identified Ewing using DNA found at both murder scenes. Now, he's back in Colorado and appeared in court where the Bennett family had the chance to testify, nearly four decades after the...

  6. Jul 11, 2022 · Alex was sentenced to 110 years for trying to kill Nancy and Chris. It wasn’t until 2018 that the authorities connected him to the Patricia and the Bennett family murders through DNA. This paved the way for Alex to be extradited to Colorado, a move he fought against for a couple of years.

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  8. Jul 23, 2021 · The trial of Alex Christopher Ewing is scheduled to begin Monday in Colorado, over 37 years after his alleged victims were brutally murdered. Ewing, 60, is facing first-degree murder charges in connection with the 1984 deaths of Bruce and Debra Bennett, and their daughter, 7-year-old Melissa.

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