{"id":44332,"date":"2021-10-08T22:19:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-09T04:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/dylan-redwines-family-appreciative-of-prison-sentence-but-feeling-fatigued\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:18:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:18:43","slug":"dylan-redwines-family-appreciative-of-prison-sentence-but-feeling-fatigued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/dylan-redwines-family-appreciative-of-prison-sentence-but-feeling-fatigued\/","title":{"rendered":"Dylan Redwine\u2019s family appreciative of prison sentence, but feeling fatigued"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Cory
Cory Redwine speaks at a news conference Friday at the La Plata County Administration Building with his mom, Elaine Hall, and 6th Judicial District Attorney Christian Champagne standing next to him. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

After nine years of seeking justice for the murder of 13-year-old Dylan Redwine, family members expressed pride in the justice system, but also a sense of fatigue.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am proud that I believe the right sentence was given out,\u201d said Dylan\u2019s older brother, Cory Redwine. \u201cThis has been nine years that this has worn on my mind and my body in ways that I can never describe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cory Redwine said he couldn\u2019t be more pleased with the 48-year prison sentence handed down Friday by 6th Judicial District Judge Jeffrey Wilson.<\/p>\n

Dylan\u2019s mother, Elaine Hall, said the sentencing will never bring back her son, but it will make a statement about the harms of domestic violence.<\/p>\n

\u201cDomestic violence is really prolific, and it\u2019s harming our children and our communities,\u201d Hall said. \u201cI hope this sends out a message to people who are not nice to their families. And if Mark is the poster child for that, then so be it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Sixth
Sixth Judicial District Attorney Christian Champagne thanked those involved in the nine-year investigation into the death of 13-year-old Dylan Redwine. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Hall said addressing her ex-husband at the sentencing hearing came easier than she expected based on the emotions she was feeling. Hall said her words were wasted on Redwine, but they still brought her some peace.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe words we speak, they never resonate with Mark, so it\u2019s just kind of a waste of words.\u201d Hall said. \u201cHonestly, the last nine years listening to all his lies and his silence, it was more about the peace I needed for myself and my family than any anger or resentment I have toward him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sixth Judicial District Attorney Christian Champagne said it was a day of reckoning and justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday is a day of closure,\u201d Champagne said. \u201cClosure for Dylan\u2019s family, and closure for this community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cory Redwine said he now looks to remember his brother and the love and support that the community has offered his family.<\/p>\n

Champagne said the amount of support from the community, and beyond, can never be quantified.<\/p>\n

\"Sixth
Sixth Judicial District Attorney Christian Champagne said the conviction and sentencing of Mark Redwine can lend hope to families of the 1,500 cold cases in Colorado. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

\u201cThere were so many hundreds and hundreds of people from our community, and people who came in from other communities to help find Dylan,\u201d Champagne said. \u201cThese searches occurred over and over again. Not only just from the days immediately following Dylan\u2019s disappearance, but the summers afterward. \u2026 We had hundreds of people from all over the state and all over this country come to Durango to help find Dylan and to help support Elaine and Cory. There\u2019s really no way to every put a number on that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Champagne recognized all the people who made the conviction possible, taking a bit of time to thank the La Plata County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis case represents the best of law enforcement,\u201d Champagne said. \u201cA team of officers who worked this case tirelessly, investigating every lead and following every possibility. This team made miracles happen. Even when the case seemed bleak, and that they may never be able to find justice for Dylan, they never gave up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Champagne said the financial cost to the 6th Judicial District is not yet known, but he was thankful to the three counties that make up the district for their support.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re still calculating those numbers,\u201d Champagne said. \u201cWhat I can tell you is that the unending and unquestioned support of all three counties of the 6th Judicial District has been behind this case since the very beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the sentencing, Mark Redwine did not speak, but his attorney said he plans to appeal. Champagne said the appeal process could take years, but that the 6th Judicial District is prepared for whatever lies ahead.<\/p>\n

\"Elaine
Elaine Hall, Dylan Redwine\u2019s mother, speaks at a news conference Friday at the La Plata County Administration Building in Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

\u201cWe feel very confident that the trial was conducted in a fair, impartial manner, and that the rights of the defendant were preserved throughout that trial,\u201d Champagne said. \u201cSo we have every reason to believe that this conviction will survive appellant appeal, and we\u2019ll be able to face any challenges that come.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"News
News organizations interview Cory Redwine on Friday outside the La Plata County Courthouse after the sentencing of Mark Redwine. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

With more than 1,500 unsolved cold case homicides in the state of Colorado, Champagne noted that Dylan is no longer a part of that list.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, we took Dylan Redwine\u2019s name off that list,\u201d Champagne said. \u201cIf you\u2019re one of those 1,500 families who\u2019s waiting for your day of justice, this is living proof that if you never give up and you never stop fighting, you too can achieve justice for your loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n

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