When a mother of three suffers a horrific attack at the hands of her partner while on a family camping trip, her sons witness the unfathomable and law enforcement is determined to find justice for the victim.
Christina Archuleta-Blasier (Photo Source) Vail Daily
Episode Source Material
- State of Colorado County of Clear Creek: Affidavit in Support of an Arrest Warrant. Hard copy only. No direct link.
- The Denver Post: Arvada Man accused of setting girlfriend on fire at campsite. By Noelle Phillips and Kirk Mitchell.
- Fort Collins Coloradoan: Arvada man accused of setting girlfriend on fire at campsite. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- The Denver Post: Woman set on fire during family camping trip dies. By Yesenia Robles.
- The Denver Post: First-degree murder charge filed against Arvada man accused of setting woman ablaze. By Jesse Paul.
- The Daily Sentinel: Man faces murder charge in burning death. By staff Via newspapers.com.
- Vail Daily: Woman who was doused with gasoline and burned to death as her two sons watched was murdered, jury rules. By Randy Wyrick.
- The Denver Post: Man guilty of murder in Clear Creek County for dousing girlfriend in gasoline, lighting her on fire. By Kieran Nicholson.
- Colorado Fifth Judicial District Attorney’s Office: Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Burning to Death Girlfriend in Front of Her Children via web.archive.org.
- The Denver Post: Arvada man sentenced to life for death of girlfriend who he doused with gas, lit on fire. By Kieran Nicholson.
- 9 News: Man who burned girlfriend to death in front of her kids to spend life in prison. By Krystyna Biassou.
- People: Mom-of-3 Burned to Death in Front of Young Sons by Her Boyfriend – Who’s Now Sentenced to Life. By Chris Harris.
- Oxygen True Crime: Colorado Man Gets Life for Dousing Girlfriend In Gasoline, Lighting Her on Fire In Front of Kids. By Gina Tron.
- Colorado Court of Appeals: The People of the State of Colorado v. John Anthony Vasquez. Ruling.
- Colorado Politics: Appeals court agrees lighting person on fire counts as arson. By Michael Karlik.
- Colorado Bureau of Prisons: John A. Vasquez Inmate Profile.
- Colorado Revised Statutes Title 18 Criminal Code 18-4-105. Fourth Degree Arson.
- Find A Grave Christina Archuleta-Blasier
- People of the State of Colorado v. John Anthony Vasquez. Sentence Order. Filed August 9th, 2023. Hard copy only. No direct link.
