Colorado Boy's 2012 Beating Death: Dad Arrested On Murder Charge

DENVER, CO — A Colorado man charged with murder in his 13-year-old son's beating death was arrested in Washington and remains held on $1 million cash-only bond.

Mark Redwine was arrested Saturday in Bellingham, Washington, after a grand jury indicted him on second-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death in the 2012 slaying of his son Dylan. KDVR-TV reported The elder Redwine, who has denied any involvement in his son's death, was jailed.

He and Elaine Hall, the boy's mother, experienced a contentious divorce and custody battle. Some of Dylan Redwine's remains were found about 10 miles from his father's home in Vallecito, Colorado in 2013. The boy had reluctantly traveled to be with his father for a court-ordered visit the previous Thanksgiving. Dylan's skull was found by hikers in 2015, and forensic anthropologists said the skull had injuries consistent with blunt force trauma at two locations, the indictment said. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Surveillance video from the airport where Dylan's flight arrived shows little or no interaction between the boy and his father, according to the indictment. Several witnesses said Dylan did not want to visit his father, after the two argued and fought during his previous visit.

Text messages showed that Dylan had asked to stay with a friend on the night of his arrival, but Mark Redwine denied the request, the indictment said. Next morning the boy's friend sent a text to Dylan asking "where are you" and got no response.

Mark Redwine and Hall leveled accusations at each other during appearances on the syndicated "Dr. Phil" TV show in 2013 as the case drew national attention, the Denver Post reported. TV host Nancy Grace also did a show on Dylan's disappearance.

Shortly after his disappearance, bracelets imprinted with "Find Dylan Redwine" sold for $5 each to raise money for the search, the Post reported. Volunteers scoured a forest near Lake Vallecito. A benefit dinner, Crime Stoppers and assorted donors raised $50,000 in a single month to offer as a reward, the newspaper reported.

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