Between The Madness - Episode 10 - He Never Let Her Leave – What Happened in Brighton
The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories
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4.5 • 6.7K Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2026
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
A 911 call from a hotel on Brighton Road in Colorado reports a woman has been shot, but by the time police arrive, the man who was with her is already gone. Hours later, he’s found calmly explaining what happened, describing it as something they had both agreed to.
But inside that room, the evidence doesn’t seem to follow the same story. And the more he explains… the less clear it becomes.
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Research:
J.R. Rainbolt
Sources:
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/brighton-police-ricardo-perales-cordero-woman-shooting-death-hotel-room/
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/brighton-murder-suspect-arrested-in-trinidad
https://www.denver7.com/follow-up/jury-trial-begins-friday-in-case-of-man-accused-of-murdering-woman-in-brighton-hotel-room
https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/man-found-guilty-2022-murder-brighton-hotel/73-ea23882b-fdc4-4d97-8c4a-cd417e9e1e02
https://adamsbroomfieldda.org/blog/14165/Adams-County-Defendant-Convicted-of-Murder-After-Fatally-Shooting-Victim-for-Attempting-to-End-Relationship-
https://adamsbroomfieldda.org/blog/14165/Adams-County-Defendant-Convicted-of-Murder-After-Fatally-Shooting-Victim-for-Attempting-to-End-Relationship-?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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| 0:33.4 | Minds of Madness Podcast. |
| 0:35.5 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:57.0 | Thank you. The Minds of Madness podcast. Listener discretion is advised. Sometimes relationships end quietly. messages slow down, calls go straight to voicemail, and sometimes people just disappear completely. |
| 1:20.1 | And as awful as it can feel, some endings are much worse. |
| 1:24.4 | What's going on? |
| 1:25.9 | Oh, my housekeeper, she got she had her gunshots. |
| 1:29.3 | On October 19, 2022, a 911 call came in from a hotel on Brighton Road in Colorado. |
| 1:37.3 | At first, the caller didn't know exactly what had happened, only that summoned her gunshots. |
| 1:43.3 | I've seen her on the bed, but there's blood on the pillow. |
| 1:46.0 | Okay, is she breathing? |
| 1:48.0 | And before anyone could understand what was happening, the man inside the room was already gone, |
| 1:54.0 | driving south, heading away from Brighton. |
| 1:57.0 | Hours later, he'd be found, already explaining his version of events. |
| 2:01.6 | He's saying that him and his girlfriend were in the car, |
| 2:05.6 | and in what was in Brian with his girlfriend in the car, she was asking him for, in the hotel, |
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