Inside the Shocking Case of a Colo. Dad Who Beheaded Son After Boy Made Disturbing Discovery

Mar. 15, 2025

Dylan Redwine; Mark Redwine.Photo:La Plata County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook

Dylan’s mother — who was in themidst of a divorce and custody battlewith Mark — reported him missing the next day. Dylan’s remains, including a decapitated head, would be found a long time later, near Mark’s home.

At trial, prosecutors argued there had been tension in the relationship between father and son after the boyallegedly discovered graphic, compromising sexual photosof Mark — including several depicting him cross-dressing, wearing a diaper and handling human waste.

Dylan’s older brother Corytold PEOPLE in 2017that he believes the “graphic” photographs the boys allegedly found of their dad may have motivated the crime and said Dylan planned to confront his father about them. The brothers had found the alleged photographs on their father’s laptop during a bonding road trip the boys had taken with their dad.

Dylan Redwine’s missing poster.Shaun Stanley/The Durango Herald via AP

Shaun Stanley/The Durango Herald via AP

Experts testified that the boy likely died from a skull fracture as well as sharp force injuries.

Markwas sentencedin October 2021 to 48 years in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death. After the judge’s decision, Mark continued to maintain his innocence, calling the sentence “fake justice,”KUSA reported.

Mark Redwine.Jerry McBride/The Durango Herald via AP,

Jerry McBride/The Durango Herald via AP,

“After all this time and listening to what was heard in this courtroom, you still take absolutely no responsibility for what you did to Dylan,” Judge Jeffrey Wilson told Mark before handing down the sentence. “I have trouble remembering a convicted criminal defendant that has shown such an utter lack of remorse for his criminal behavior.”

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source: people.com