DENVER — A man convicted in the killings of two people along the South Platte River Trail in 2023 has been sentenced to prison.
Tanner Fielder was sentenced to two life sentences in the Department of Corrections on Monday, after he was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, plus prohibited use of a weapon, on Oct. 10.
This case stemmed from September 2023, when Denver police began investigating the deaths of two unhoused people whose bodies were found on the South Platte River Trail. Early on, police said they believed the homicides were connected.
They determined that Lluvia Robles-Banuelos, 31, had been shot multiple times on Sept. 6, 2023 on the path near E. 45th Avenue and N. Washington Street…