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Tim Masters gets multi-million dollar settlement

FORT COLLINS - Larimer County commissioners agreed Tuesday morning to pay a $4.1 million to settle Tim Masters' civil rights lawsuit, which alleges he was wrongly imprisoned for the 1987 murder of Peggy Hettrick in Fort Collins. More...

County to settle with Tim Masters

FORT COLLINS - Larimer County has reached a tentative settlement with Tim Masters, the former Fort Collins man imprisoned for 10 years for a murder he did not commit. More...

DA wants to reopen perjury case in Masters' case

FORT COLLINS - The special prosecutor appointed to investigate whether one of Fort Collin's top-ranking police officers lied during the prosecution of Tim Masters has asked to re-open the investigation in the "interests of justice." More...

Judge permits lawsuit against DAs to proceed

FORT COLLINS - A federal judge has ruled that Timothy Masters can proceed with portions of his civil rights lawsuit against the prosecutors who presented the murder case against him. More...

Lawyer: Seal records in overturned murder case

DENVER (AP) - A man whose murder conviction was overturned is seeking to have court records in the case sealed. More...

Masters update: Lawyer argues prosecutors can't be liable for making up evidence

DENVER - Judge Terry Gilmore's attorney is arguing in federal court Tuesday that prosecutors who manufacture evidence can't be held liable because making up evidence doesn't hurt anyone until it's used in court - and prosecutors are entirely immune from liability for actions there. More...

	Judge allows Tim Masters to press claim - June 25, 2009
	Masters prosecutor: Hettrick's death will 'never' be solved - February 10, 2009
	Masters' attorneys seek more time due to Guantanamo Bay suits - February 05, 2009
	Tim Masters struggling to find full-time job - January 26, 2009
	Detective: Fingerprints didn't belong to Masters - January 21, 2009
	Fort Collins to federal judge: dismiss Tim Masters' lawsuit - January 20, 2009
	Tim Masters' legal fees cost city, county - January 18, 2009
	Despite Masters outcome, DA won't apply new DNA techniques to old convictions - October 29, 2008
	Masters files lawsuit against former prosecutors, others - October 21, 2008
	State says former prosecutors 'impaired' fair trial for Masters - September 10, 2008
	Masters' request ignored - August 24, 2008
	Tim Masters update: AG's office takes over Hettrick investigation - August 22, 2008
	Masters picks up life after wrongful imprisonment - July 20, 2008
	Masters speaks out after DA clears cop of charges - July 09, 2008
	Detective in Masters case will not face charges - July 08, 2008
	Investigation into Tim Masters investigator delayed - May 03, 2008
	Ritter open to compensation for Tim Masters - April 26, 2008
	Officer in Masters case getting new duties - March 14, 2008
	One month later, Masters reflects on life outside of prison - March 04, 2008
	Lead investigator in Masters case placed on leave - February 20, 2008
	Special prosecutor says prosecution did not hide evidence in Masters trial - February 15, 2008
	Larimer County to pay legal fees for ex-prosecutors in Masters case - February 12, 2008
	Hotline set up in unsolved slaying of Peggy Hettrick - February 11, 2008
	State doesn't have 'we're sorry' fund for Tim Masters - February 05, 2008
	Masters: 'Everyone has been so nice' - February 03, 2008
	State Supreme Court investigating former prosecutors - January 29, 2008
	AG takes over '87 slaying case after overturned conviction - January 29, 2008
	DA files motion to dismiss charges against Masters - January 25, 2008
	Report: DA to dismiss charges against Masters - January 25, 2008
	Juror in Masters trial thought they were right - January 24, 2008
	Masters walks free after 9 years in prison - January 23, 2008
	DA looking into misconduct in Masters case - January 22, 2008
	Masters says he won't believe it until he walks out the door - January 22, 2008
	Family eager to see inmate freed after DNA points to someone else - January 21, 2008
	Expert: DNA to continue to be powerful tool - January 20, 2008
	Masters: 'I feel like I'm in the twilight zone' - January 20, 2008
	Tim Masters: The Hopeful Pessimist - January 20, 2008
	Prosecutor: Masters should be released - January 19, 2008
	Former cop didn't think Masters was the killer - January 18, 2008
	Weld DA to look into police wrongdoing in Masters' case - January 13, 2008
	Masters' defense: No reason to put prosecutors on the stand - January 11, 2008
	Masters' attorneys ask for his release - January 03, 2008
	Prosecutors: Legal violations occurred in 1999 murder case - January 02, 2008
	Prosecutors to admit violations in Masters case - January 01, 2008
	2008 offers lieutenant a chance to tell his story - December 25, 2007
	Prosecutors acknowledge some Masters documents weren't turned over - December 20, 2007
	Attorney: Detective's notes would have helped Masters' case - December 17, 2007
	Wrongfully convicted? Masters case rolls on - December 08, 2007
	Masters hearing drawing national coverage - December 04, 2007
	Lack of records remains theme in Masters hearings - December 03, 2007
	Lawyer for convicted murderer says DNA found at scene does not match client's - November 18, 2007
	Wrongfully convicted? Allegations continue to fly in Masters case - November 08, 2007
	Masters attorney: Fort Collins police framed my client - November 06, 2007
	Wrongfully convicted? New twist in old Fort Collins murder - November 05, 2007