{"id":46002,"date":"2021-06-28T20:37:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T02:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/witnesses-describe-mark-redwine-as-haggard-laid-back-on-day-of-sons-disappearance\/"},"modified":"2021-06-29T02:37:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T02:37:00","slug":"witnesses-describe-mark-redwine-as-haggard-laid-back-on-day-of-sons-disappearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/witnesses-describe-mark-redwine-as-haggard-laid-back-on-day-of-sons-disappearance\/","title":{"rendered":"Witnesses describe Mark Redwine as \u2018haggard,\u2019 \u2018laid-back\u2019 on day of son\u2019s disappearance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=39b71e85-ee44-5343-91ae-39f8cd1d82fd&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1178\" alt=\"Mark Redwine takes notes June 22 during his trial in Durango. Redwine is charged with second-degree murder and child abuse resulting in the death of his son, Dylan Redwine. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald file)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Mark Redwine takes notes June 22 during his trial in Durango. Redwine is charged with second-degree murder and child abuse resulting in the death of his son, Dylan Redwine. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald file)<\/span><span class=\"credit\">cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><p>Three people who had early contact with Mark Redwine the day his 13-year-old son was reported missing testified Monday that the father appeared \u201crough,\u201d \u201chaggard,\u201d \u201claid-back\u201d and less concerned about a missing child than most people.<\/p>\n<p>The testimony came on the sixth day of a jury trial for Redwine, who is charged with second-degree murder and child abuse resulting in the death of Dylan Redwine. Redwine has pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n<p>Roy Vreeland, a now-retired deputy chief at Pine River Fire Protection District, was home on his day off Nov. 19, 2012, when he received a page out about a missing boy. He grabbed his go-bag, noted the temperatures in the low 40s and was one of the first to arrive at Mark Redwine\u2019s house north of Vallecito Reservoir.<\/p>\n<p>Vreeland, joined by former La Plata Sheriff\u2019s Deputy Barrett Potthoff, visited Redwine\u2019s home shortly before nightfall. Redwine immediately answered the door, but he looked \u201crough,\u201d Vreeland said.<\/p>\n<p>Vreeland said he saw multiple empty liquor bottles inside and outside Redwine\u2019s property. Redwine also appeared \u201claid-back,\u201d which is different from how other family members appear when dealing with a missing child, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTypically, more people are showing a lot of emotion when someone\u2019s missing \u2013 hysterical to the point that you might have to have a family member help intervene,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Vreeland asked Redwine for items that would have Dylan\u2019s scent on them, so a search dog could use them to help find the boy. He was initially told there was nothing to use. But Vreeland said many items can be used as scent articles, like a comb or a toothbrush.<\/p>\n<p>Redwine indicated Dylan had been sleeping on the sofa in the living room. Vreeland asked to use the pillowcase on the sofa, and Redwine agreed.<\/p>\n<p>Vreeland began the \u201ctrailing\u201d process and gave a canine unit the pillowcase in an attempt to find a trail where Dylan may have gone, which came up empty. Vreeland said that was \u201cunusual,\u201d given the freshness of the evidence.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video wp-block-embed-youtube naviga-video-embed\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R5epahvVxPg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Dylan was on a court-ordered visit with his father over the Thanksgiving holiday in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors say Redwine killed his son late on Nov. 18, 2012, because Dylan discovered sordid photos of Mark in women\u2019s clothing and a diaper, and eating feces from a diaper. The photos were found by Dylan earlier that year.<\/p>\n<p>Redwine has pleaded not guilty and said he woke early on Nov. 19. He assumed Dylan was sleeping in and ran errands in town. After coming back in the afternoon, he realized Dylan was missing.<\/p>\n<p>In opening arguments, defense attorneys said Dylan left the house early and was likely killed by a mountain lion or a bear near Redwine\u2019s home at the north end of Vallecito Reservoir.<\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image naviga-align-left alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=1ba73b80-406d-5c3d-8363-dbbf58ad411c&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1426\" alt=\"Mark Redwine listens during opening statements June 21 at his trial in Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald file)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Mark Redwine listens during opening statements June 21 at his trial in Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald file)<\/span><span class=\"credit\">cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><p>On the morning of Nov. 19, Redwine went into the United Pipeline Systems office in Durango where he worked as a foreman on various projects in California and New Mexico. Sean Borris, a project manager there, said it wasn\u2019t unusual for Redwine to come into the office. But Borris said Redwine looked \u201chaggard\u201d and \u201cout of sorts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Redwine was working on a project in Silver City, New Mexico, but returned early for the Thanksgiving holiday to spend time with his son, Borris said.<\/p>\n<p>Later that afternoon, Redwine went to the Bayfield Marshal\u2019s Office to report Dylan missing.<\/p>\n<p>Redwine asked Sgt. Dan Abdala if he had seen Dylan. Abdala thought it strange because he had never met Redwine or Dylan, he testified.<\/p>\n<p>Abdala offered to file an \u201cattempt to locate\u201d report, which is similar to a missing person report, but Redwine declined, Abdala said.<\/p>\n<p>Abdala called the boy\u2019s cellphone, leaving a message telling him to return, believing he was possibly late returning home, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Redwine appeared calm and slightly concerned, Abdala said, which he described as unusual \u2013 similar to Vreeland\u2019s assessment.<\/p>\n<p>At 11 p.m., Vreeland saw all of the lights in the Redwine house turn off. He said that struck him as \u201codd\u201d behavior that he \u201chad never seen before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost people tend to turn every light on and make their house a beacon so a missing person can find their way home,\u201d Vreeland said.<\/p>\n<p>Given the cold weather and harshness of the terrain, Vreeland said he was concerned for the child\u2019s well-being, but he said a child with \u201cbasic common sense\u201d could survive the night.<\/p>\n<p>At 7 a.m., Nov. 20, the day after Dylan was reported missing, Vreeland and others continued searching. The woods were searched, doors were knocked on and abandoned buildings were checked.<\/p>\n<p>Redwine went on the porch of his house in the morning and drank coffee, Vreeland said. Redwine did not ask Vreeland for updates on the search, and Vreeland did not see Redwine ask anyone about the search.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe showed no interest,\u201d Vreeland testified.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video wp-block-embed-youtube naviga-video-embed\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zSiesEipJmI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Redwine told Vreeland and the sheriff\u2019s deputy that Dylan could have gone fishing, which was a hobby of his. Dylan\u2019s favorite area to fish was 9 miles away, and Redwine said Dylan would have walked to it. He also frequently fished at a stream across the street from his father\u2019s house.<\/p>\n<p>Dylan\u2019s fishing pole was missing after a thorough search of the home, said Peggy Russin, a retired FBI agent who participated in a search warrant on Nov. 29. Dylan\u2019s clothes, cellphone and backpack were also missing, she testified.<\/p>\n<p>Teresa Cheromcha, the assistant DNA technical leader at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, was called to the stand Monday and continued discussions about DNA. The conversations centered on what it would take to remove DNA from the crime scene.<\/p>\n<p>With fluids like blood, there are several factors at play, she said, including the amount of blood, the cleaning method and the rigorousness of the cleaning. Bleach is most effective in eliminating DNA, Cheromcha said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBleach is very efficient at cleaning and removing surfaces,\u201d she testified. \u201cThat\u2019s what I use in my laboratory to clean my benchtop in between items of evidence, it\u2019s great at getting rid of DNA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The surface type the fluid is on is also a determining factor. Blood can be removed easier on a leather couch than a fabric one, she said. Defense lawyer Justin Bogan noted the seats on both trucks owned by Redwine had fabric interiors.<\/p>\n<p>When asked on cross examination, Vreeland said he didn\u2019t smell bleach or cleaning products and saw no blood in the Redwine house on Nov. 19.<\/p>\n<p>Cheromcha said no \u201cevidentiary evidence\u201d was found in Redwine\u2019s trucks. The seats of the trucks and truck beds were tested for bodily fluids and DNA through swabbing and phenolphthalein, which is a chemical used to test for the presence of blood.<\/p>\n<p>A discoloration on the bed of Redwine\u2019s Chevrolet was tested, but it was not a red-brown stain that could resemble blood, she said.<\/p>\n<p><em id=\"emphasis-9c2564927b3a5386864320d7c6deab6f\">Kaela Roeder is an intern for The Durango Herald and The Journal in Cortez and a 2021 graduate of American University in Washington, D.C.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>firefighter, law enforcement take stand on Day 6 of trial<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[519,28,131,4531,525,316],"naviga_topic":[],"class_list":["post-46002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dylan-redwine","tag-headlines","tag-homicide","tag-mark-redwine","tag-trials","tag-video"],"acf":[],"author_name":"dh_admin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46002"},{"taxonomy":"naviga_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naviga_topic?post=46002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}