Isabella Thallas

Murder
March 10, 2021

Suspect pleads insanity in murder of woman shot dead during dog poop dispute

On Monday, a Colorado man pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in last year’s shooting that left a woman dead and her boyfriend wounded. Michael Close, 37, allegedly fatally shot Isabella Thallas, 21, in June outside his Denver home amid a disagreement with Thallas’ 26-year-old boyfriend about where their dog was defecating. The Denver …

Murder
January 6, 2021

MOTIVE FOR MURDER: DOG POOP? Neighbor guns down woman, 21, with AR-15

A Denver man stole an AR-15 from a police officer friend and used it to kill a 21-year-old neighbor and seriously injure her boyfriend because he was angry about their dog defecating on the ground near his apartment, the Denver Channel reports. Michael Close, 36, has been charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors in the …