the bill to abolish the death penalty in Colorado...

the bill to abolish the death penalty in Colorado and create a cold case unit is moving forward in the state legislature.
In a 7-4 vote, the House Judiciary Committee approved the measure.
State Representative Paul Weissman, a Democrat from Louisville, says abolishing the death penalty could save millions of dollars which could go to create a cold case unit to help investigate unsolved homicides.
"By eliminating the death penalty the state itself saves about $800,000," said Weissman. "If you count local governments, it saves $4.5 million. Take about $600,000 of that, you can create a cold case unit in the state and also beef up forensics and chemical labs."
Weissman says 1,200 killings have gone unsolved in Colorado since 1970. At the same time, he says millions have been spent prosecuting and defending death penalty cases.
Currently, just 2 men are on death row in Colorado. Edward Montour was convicted in the 2003 murder of a corrections officer. Nathan Dunlap was convicted for the 1993 murder of 4 employees at a restaurant.