A Colorado father was found guilty of murdering his teenage son after he accidentally discovered his collection of fetish photographs. He has been sentenced for 48 years.
In July, Mark Redwine was convicted of second-degree murder, child abuse, and the death of Dylan, his 13-year old son. He was last seen alive on the night of November 18, 2012. 9News reported that he was at the time visiting his father as part of a court-appointed visit.
According to an indictment, some of Dylan's remains were found by hikers about 10 miles from Redwines home in June 2013. He was only found his skull two years later, in November 2015, about one mile and a quarter from the original location.
Prosecutors claim that Redwine became enraged when his son discovered compromising photos of him. These images included him in diaper and lingerie, and then he killed himself. In 2017, he was arrested.
Before he issued his sentence, Judge Jeffrey Wilson stated to Mark Redwine that he was a father and has an obligation to protect his son.
Instead of that, however, you caused enough pain to cause him to die in your living room. You stopped thinking about Dylan after the passion that drove you to act in the way you did was over. You only thought about yourself. You cleaned up the crime scene. You concealed Dylan's body and even removed the head from the rest.
Wilson said that he couldn't recall a Redwine-convicted defendant showing less remorse.
He said that even after all the time spent listening to what was said in courtroom, you still have no responsibility for Dylan's actions.
Redwine repeatedly denied any involvement in the death of his sons. According to the Durango Herald, his defense lawyers suggested that he had returned home on Nov. 19, 2012 and failed to find his son. However, he did see a bowl of cereal and a Nickelodeon-tuned television. Jurors rejected their theory that Dylan was abducted by a stranger or that he was attacked by wildlife on a walk.
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Redwines' legal team stated that they will appeal the fake conviction.
Corey Dylan's brother testified during the trial, which lasted for four weeks. He described the struggles he had to move on from the loss.
He told the court that there were things I could have done to save Dylan from Mark's evils.
My children will never meet Dylan, their grandfather. However, I often think about what I could have done differently. Mark's hate is still there and I cannot change it. I can only learn from his mistakes.
He said, "Dylan is my hero." In 13 years, he became a better man than Mark in 60. Dylan was a great man and I am proud of him.
