Reuters

A Colorado man accused of murdering his fiancée last Thanksgiving relied on help from his secret girlfriend and spent months scheming about how to carry out the deed, prosecutors alleged in court Friday. 

Patrick Frazee, 33, has pleaded not guilty to several charges, including first-degree murder, in connection with the death of 29-year-old Kelsey Berreth, who was last seen publicly in a grocery store with her 1-year-old daughter on Thanksgiving Day 2018. The cattle rancher’s fate is now in the hands of 12 jurors in a high-profile trial that could last as long as three weeks, according to lawyers.

Family members, supporters, and curious civilians packed the century-old Teller County courthouse on Friday for what has been deemed by local media as the “trial of the century.” Dressed in a blue-and-white striped shirt, Frazee sat emotionless in between his lawyers. 

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