Dylan Nicholas redwin was born on February 6th 1999 in Denver Colorado to parents Mark Allen red wine a Long Haul truck driver in Elaine Hatfield Hall who has since been remarried to a man named Mike Hall Dylan had an older brother Corey redwine who was seven years his senior despite their age difference the brothers were extremely close the family resided in Bayfield Colorado a small community of approximately 3,00 residents near Durango a rugged mountainous and picturesque region adjacent to the southwest corner of the
state Dylan and Corey also had two older half siblings Mark redwin Jr and Brandon redwine from Mark’s previous marriage to Betsy Horath Mark and elain’s 18-year marriage came to an end in 2007 and a contentious divorce and bitter custody battle ensued even though Mark’s visits with his children while the family lived in Bayfield were sporadic at best Mark allegedly told the lane that during the divorce and subsequent custody hearing he would kill the kids before he let her have them Dylan had blonde hair and blue
eyes and he stood at 5et and weighed approximately 105 lbs time of our story he was 13 years old he was well liked by his peers in Bayfield enjoyed playing baseball and was also a fan of the Boston Red Sox Dylan was known as a trickster because he frequently pulled pranks on his forb best friends this group of five which one member described as a Brotherhood remained intact even after Dylan moved 6 hours away to live with his mother September of 2012 Elaine gained full custody of Dylan with Corey they would move over 300 miles to
Monument a suburb of Colorado Springs though he enjoyed seeing his friends Dylan was upset with his father throughout much of 2011 and 2012 he expressed several times that he did not want to visit Mark as he lost all respect for his father however this was a court-ordered visitation and not one that Dylan was excited about Elaine was concerned that if Dylan did not visit his father during his 2012 Thanksgiving break that it would further jeopardize her sole custody of her youngest child her attorney also warned Elaine that she
could be prosecuted if Dylan did not fly out to meet his father in 2011 Cory and Dylan while on a road trip with Mark to Cleveland came across disturbing images on their father’s laptop specifically the brother stumbled upon selfies of Mark dressed in women’s lingerie and a wig soiling himself and consuming the contents from a filthy diaper mark it turned out is a coprophiliac one who derives erotic pleasure from poop we’re not going to share these images for obvious reasons but they’re readily available on the internet if that’s your
thing Cory who was 20 at the time took photographs of the images with his phone he s sent them to Mark referring to him as sweetie and a eating coward Cory further taunted his father with hey beautiful you are what you eat Dylan Dylan wanted to use them as leverage against his father during an argument where Mark claimed that Elaine and Corey were bad influences Dylan wanted the images to show his father who he really is Cory later told A&E that he regretted sending the photos that Dylan requested in the months lead up to his father’s
visit Dylan told multiple people including his mother and his friends that he did not want to visit his father he also discussed these feelings with the judge the attorney and others involved with the ongoing Domestic Relations case he discussed the photographs he had viewed of Mark he stated that he planned to confront Mark out of frustration and anger these statements were backed up by multiple text messages on November 18th 2012 Dylan arrived at the Durango L Plata County Airport Dylan Texas a lane upon Landing with a scowling Emoji Mark
picked him up and they visited the local Walmart McDonald’s surveillance videos from the airport in Walmart show little to no personal interaction between Dylan and his father they arrived at Mark red win’s home located 2343 County road 500 in viao about 30 mil from Bayfield where his friends resided Dylan was last seen wearing a Duke Blue Devil’s baseball cap a black Nike t-shirt basketball shorts and black Nike Air Jordans Mark and Dylan had argued on their previous visit text messages found on Dylan’s phone
indicated that he wanted to attend a sleepover with a friend named Ryan Nava rather than his father on the night he arrived in Bayfield however his father denied the request and Dylan stayed the evening with Mark Dylan made plans with Ryan via text message to meet at 6:30 the following morning his last phone or iPod Touch activity was 9:37 p.m.
on November 18th the night he arrived following morning Dylan’s phone received a text message from Ryan at 6:46 a.m. asking where are you this message received no response It is believed that during this time an argument ensued between Dylan and his father given the duration between Dylan’s activity on his phone a narrow window existed for either Dylan to leave his father’s home to seek Refuge with his friend or for something far more Sinister to occur however if Dylan indeed went to visit his friend stands to reason a trail of text
messages would verify these plans wouldn’t they Dylan also did not engage in any social media after 9:37 p.m. on November 18th 2012 if there had been a physical altercation between them Mark stood at 5T and 11 in tall while weigh 225 lb he would dwarf his youngest son was just 5 ft tall and weighed 105 lb Mark redwind reported his son missing a little before 5:00 p.m.
on November 19th 2012 he stated that he’d run errands beginning around 7:30 that morning and returned around 11:00 a.m. he couldn’t find Dylan but he noticed the television was turned to Nickelodeon and a bowl of cereal had been left on the table Mark then took a 45 minute nap before carrying on with his day first responder Roy veland said Mark seemed uninterested and nonchalant about his missing son he went on to state that from my personal experience in the same situation many times with family members the parents they never want to leave our
side they can be I don’t want to say annoying because I respect what they are going through but they can get in the way they’re constantly wanting to know what we found if we found anything why we’re not trying hard why we didn’t stay all night Roy described Mark’s house as filled with empty alcohol bottles he asked for clothing and even a toothbrush for the K9 search dog to catch Dylan’s scent but Mark claimed that nothing in the home belonged to Dylan Roy was suspicious he noted it almost appeared he knew there was nothing in the house
before I asked the question the dog sniffed the pillow that Dylan had lied on and picked up as scent but the trail went cold after about 100 yards the first responder also noted that Mark turned off his lights at 11:00 p.m. the evening after he reported Dylan missing most people tend to turn every light on and make their house a beacon so that a missing person could find their way home whether it’s a spouse or a child it was odd very odd the llata county sheriff’s department enlisted more police in the FBI in the days following Dylan’s
disappearance Sheriff spokesman Dan Bender stated Foul Play is definitely something we’re looking at but we’re hoping it’s a runaway case and that Dylan will show up and be fine because we don’t have any clues that point in any particular direction we have to consider every possib ility Elaine and Corey arrived with her future husband Mike Hall the next day Elaine expressed her fears that her ex-husband was involved in Dylan’s Disappearance in an interview with ABC News Elaine said if Dylan maybe did or said something that
Mark didn’t want to hear I’m just afraid of how Mark would react for his part mark shied away from the media simply stating I know they’re looking for my son but i’ prefer not to say anything I prefer to let the investigators do their work he added notably in the past tense I want everybody to know how much I loved that boy how much I cared about him he was such a wonderful boy he meant everything it wasn’t long before police ruled out the theory that Dylan was a runaway Mark’s home was an isolated location from the town if Dylan left on
his own accord it stood to reason that he would have taken his wallet which was recovered in Mark red win’s house there was a candlelight vigil in the the community however Mark was not in attendance hundreds of people search for Dylan in the coming weeks and months however Mark was not among them because of the rough terrain the effort was difficult so police used ATVs drones and dogs they also searched on Horseback after an exhaustive effort lasting several months some of Dylan’s bones including a clavicle and a tibia along
with pieces of his clothing and a TFT of his hair were discovered off of middle Mountain Road in June 2013 approximately 8 miles from Mark Red win’s House The Remains were compared against one of Dylan’s baby teeth and the DNA matched confirming Dylan was deceased however Dylan’s skull was not found among the remains Mark was familiar with a road and the place where Dylan’s remains were found was accessible via ATV Mark owned such an ATV Mark appeared to live his life as if nothing had ever happened he appeared
disinterested in the efforts to find Dylan investigator Kevin Brown noted that Mark didn’t ask how the search was going or if anything had been found investigator Brown had invited Mark to observe the dive team at the viaco reservoir near Mark’s house Mark did not show up that day another investigator named Dan Patterson said that Elaine and Cory were right there watching but Mark was nowhere to be found Brandon redwine one of Dylan’s half Brothers drove from Gilbert Arizona a suburb of Phoenix with with his family to Aid in the search St
that he Mark and Mark’s Brother David Stone were set to go searching on middle Mountain Road after 20 minutes Mark told the group that Dylan was not there Brandon said that they all encouraged Mark to be more active in the search he said it was frustrating it’s your son get involved Mark agreed but his lack of action spoke louder than the words he had for Brandon who stated and I figured Mark knows something I didn’t know what he knew I didn’t know how he knew it during the Search Elaine Corey and Michael Hall raised over $50,000 for
information concerning Dylan’s whereabouts they hosted a fundraiser in a silent auction at Dylan’s new school Lewis Palmer high school in Monument Colorado where he had just moved earlier that year with the proceeds of that fundraiser a billboard was erected in Colorado Springs and a hotline was established for leads and tips they set up the Facebook group Dylan redwine the journey to Justice and remembering Dylan redwine on December 3rd 2012 Elaine spoke with CNN’s Nancy Grace via telephone where Dylan’s disappearance
would be the focus of the show there it was revealed that in 2003 Mark red wine was charged with CA or neglect without injury although the specifics are hazy Brandon redwine would once directly ask Mark if he knew where Dylan was yes his father directly do you know where Dylan is Mark replied I know where Dylan’s at he’s in my heart Brandon described Mark as stoic upon learning of the discovery of Dylan’s remains and didn’t appear to be sad whatsoever however Mark spoke passionately about blunt force trauma when Dylan’s remains were first found
Brandon found this odd because Dylan’s skull had not been discovered and there had been no mention of blunt force trauma Mark seemingly overcame his fear of the media by appearing on the Dr Phil show in February of 2013 sitting across from Elaine and Cory Mark maintained his innocence while Elaine and Corey attacked him he attacked back drawing booze from the audience he also denied the photos of him dressed in lingerie while dining on a soil diaper were authentic he explained that he fabricated the pictures himself because he suspected
that Elaine and Corey were breaking into his home it was pointed out that Elaine passed her polygraph with flying colors Mark told the audience that at first he was told he failed the test but then was told the results were inconclusive ever the showman Dr Phil brought Mark back the very next episode to take the polygraph with an expert but on the day of the show Mark refused to take the test while denying any involvement in Dylan’s disappearance explaining he drank heavily the night before in 2015 Elaine sued Mark for wrongful death this
case was dismissed because the statute of limitations had passed mark would file a counter suit alleging that El bullied him on social media encouraged violence against him and participated in protests outside his home mark would hold an hourlong interview following the dismissal of his case Mark said he didn’t believe any charges would ever be filed especially against him noting if they don’t have it by now they’re never going to have it he went on to say I’ve got a bad taste in my mouth about llata County I’ve got a bad taste in my mouth
about the llata County Sheriff’s Office I’ve got a bad taste in my mouth about the judicial system yes Mark I’m pretty sure you do have a bad taste in your mouth but I’m not sure llata county has anything to do with that fact I’m pretty sure it’s the soil diapers but I digress in November of 2015 3 years after Dylan went missing his skull was discovered by hikers approximately 5 miles from the location where his other remains had been found fractures on the skull were consistent with blunt force trauma the cut marks were indicative of a knife or
other sharp instrument the llat County Police Department zeroed in on Mark red wine after his son’s skull was discovered they obtained a warrant to search Mark’s home Dylan’s blood was uncovered in a trained cadaver dog a German Shepherd named Molly picked up death sense in Mark’s living room laundry room and kitchen as well as in the bed of his pickup truck a grand jury convened under the request of llata County district attorney Christian champagne the grand jury formerly charged Mark with second deegree homicide CA resulting in death he was
held on a $1 million cash only Bond Mark redwine was arrested on July 7th 2017 in Bellingham Washington on his arrest report Mark claimed he planned on forming a search party for Dylan once he returned to Colorado state of Washington complied with the findings of the grand jury that had issued the indictment in Durango Colorado July 28th 2017 Washington State lieutenant governor Donna Lynn Act in place of Governor John Hickenlooper signed an arrest and extradition order to place Mark redwine in the custody of the state of Colorado
Mark waved his right to contest the extradition order while awaiting trial he was incarcerated in llata County Jail in Durango the original 2019 trial date would suffer several pandemic related delays and requests for continuances from Mark red win’s defense team most notably his public defender John Moran was arrested for DV on June 19 2021 the affid states that attorney Moran’s ex-girlfriend was sitting in a chair when he pushed both his ex and the chair off of his back porch she screamed to people walking by for help but
attorney Moran sprayed her with a hose in an effort to silence her the attorney appeared intoxicated during his arrest John Moran then failed to appear at two hearings and was deemed by the judge unfit to properly represent Mark redwine resulting in yet another delay he would be replaced by Justin Bogan another public defender attorney Moran would continue as the second chair as his DV case was later dismissed finally on June 21st 2021 the five-week trial would begin despite defense motions for a change of venue the trial was held in
llata County with Colorado 6 District Court Judge Jeffrey Wilson presiding Mark redwine pled not guilty to both counts of second deegree homicide in CA resulting in Death of a minor he elected not to testify in his defense Christian champagne led the people’s case against Mark redwine he was assisted by Michael Doty the district attorney for Boulder County prosecution alleged that Mark had erupted into a fit of rage after being confronted about the notorious photographs which were subsequently shown to the jury they presented
evidence in the form of text messages from Dylan to friends and family members about the strained relationship he had had with Mark and not wanting to attend the court mandated visit Elaine and Cory’s testimonies backed up these claims Dylan’s friends took the stand echoing Cory and Elaine the fact that Mark transferred money from Dylan’s debit card to his own personal account also raised suspicions Additionally the prosecution offered the blood evidence the blunt force trauma in Dylan’s skull and the cadaver dog’s findings of Dylan
scent inside Mark’s house and in the bed of his pickup as further evidence that Mark killed his son notably Mark’s defense defense did not address the disgusting images on which the prosecution based much of his speculation about Mark’s motive to injure Dylan instead they opted to chip away the prosecution’s evidence and instill Reasonable Doubt the defense downplayed any strain in the relationship between Mark and Dylan Bolan attacked the police force for a biased and sloppy investigation pointing out that an expert broke part of Dylan’s
skull during examination and that a scientist was allowed to view the police reports before their testimony he also contended that though the skull showed evidence of blunt force trauma it could not be definitively said when those injuries occurred the defense also said that Mark redwine was made a Target because investigators used cameras and GPS to monitor his movements the defense referred to the blood found as infinitesimal and dismissed the use of canines as junk science they offered a different Theory one that involved Dylan
being killed by a bear while on a walk talk it should be noted that bears hibernate in the winter attorney Justin Bogan then spoke about his client’s inability to commit the crime he explained Mark didn’t have enough time or knowledge to dismember a body clean up effectively to evade a luminol test for blood and appear fine at work the next day he closed with you may not like the pictures of Mr redwine you may not approve of the way he handled himself during the search for his son you may not approve of a lot of the things he’s
done but if they the prosecution don’t know what happened you don’t know what happened on July 16th 2021 the formerly sequestered jury found Mark Allen redwine guilty on both counts took just 6 hours for them to reach a unanimous decision Mark stood expressionless as the foreman read the verdict Mark was remanded back to llata County Jail where he already resided for over 4 years to await his fate dozens of people who had l the streets outside the courthouse erupted into cheers and cried tears of joy at the announcement of the verdict
in her Victim Impact statement before sentencing Elaine shared the following you knew where Dylan was the whole time we were looking for him not once did you offer up any advice or suggestion as to where he would be the night that you hurt Dylan you should have done the right thing and called 911 and let them figure it out instead of taking his body and letting it be scavenged on a mountain on October 2021 Mark redwine was sentenced to 48 years behind bars for each count second degree homicide in CA resulting in death with 1, 1540 days
of credit for time served these sentences were the maximum allowed by Colorado statutes although they would be served concurrently Mark refused to speak at the hearing but his attorneys passed a type statement to judge Jeffrey Wilson that he read into the court record it read innocent of all charges miscarriage of Justice fate conviction sham trial I take this circumstance very seriously and I want to make clear that I too have lost a child I love more than life itself I will fight for True Justice not for myself but for Dylan
I’ve always shown remorse for the things that I am guilty of stand against fake Justice judge Wilson admonished mark redwine from the bench he said as a father it’s your obligation to protect your son and keep him from harm instead of that you inflicted enough injury on him to kill him in your living room after the passion of whatever caused you to act the way you did subsided you didn’t think about Dylan you thought about yourself you sanitized the crime scene you hid Dylan’s body and you went so far as to remove the head from the
rest of his body Mark redwine is serving his 48-year sentence in the Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility in orway Colorado he is 62 years old at the time of this recording he will be first eligible for parole in May of 2052 at that time he will be 90 years old and most likely is never going to make it out of jail when Elaine was asked about being seen as a pillar of strength during the years leading up to Mark sentence she replied you really have no choice when your child goes missing and is subsequently found
murdered I mean what are you supposed to do you can’t just roll over in your bed and ignore the world you have to fight and that’s what we did but she conceded we’re never going to have closure because you can’t have closure when a piece of your life and your heart is missing Dylan died on November 19th 2012 in viaco Colorado in Lata County he is buried in the Bayfield Cemetery a stone bench inscribed with the name Dylan Nicholas redwin sits nearby beneath it among some stones and trinkets sits a baseball glove with a ball in its
webbing the bench is adorned with a carving of a baseball player swinging a bat
