Nicholas Myklebust is an accused killer from Colorado who has been charged with the murder of his wife and young daughter
According to police reports Nicholas Myklebust, who is a professor at Regis University, would call 911 saying that he found his wife 44-year-old Seorin Kim and their young daughter (the girls age has not been released) unresponsive
When officers would arrive at the scene they would find the bodies of Seorin Kim and the young child. Seorin had bruising to her face which were not consistent from a fall in which Nicholas Myklebust claimed that his wife had probably fallen from a stepladder. Mykebust also had bruising to his knuckles and a number of scratches on his body. Police said the little girl had no visible injuries
Nicholas Myklebust would be arrested and has been charged with murder
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A 44-year-old associate professor at Denver’s Regis University was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder after police found his wife with head injuries and their infant daughter not breathing at their Central Park home on Monday morning.
Nicholas Myklebust called 911 just before 7 a.m. Monday from his home in the 3200 block of North Syracuse Street and reported finding his wife on the ground with blood coming from her head and their daughter not breathing, according to the Denver Police Department and an arrest affidavit.
The woman, identified by police as 44-year-old Seorin Kim, was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The baby girl, whose age was not provided, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators noted Kim had blunt-force injuries to her face and head that were not consistent with a fall and police found bruising and blood on Myklebust’s knuckles and scratches on his chest and neck, according to the affidavit.
Their daughter did not have any visible injuries.
Denver’s Office of the Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death for both victims, police said.
Myklebust told police he woke up from sleeping on the couch and went into the bedroom to check on his wife and daughter when he found Kim face-down and injured and the baby not breathing, according to the affidavit. He told officers their relationship was “great,” though the baby had been more fussy than usual and the couple had been depressed since experiencing a personal loss in 2021.
Myklebust told police the bruising on his knuckles was skin discoloration and the scratches on his body were from itching his psoriasis, investigators wrote. He also said Kim must have fallen from a step ladder in the bedroom.
Myklebust, an associate professor of English at Regis, does not have previous criminal charges in Colorado other than a speeding conviction, according to court records.
Regis officials released a statement Tuesday afternoon saying they were saddened to learn of Myklebust’s arrest and that the news was “profoundly distressing for our entire community.”
“Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by this situation, especially the victims’ family, and all members of our community who are grappling with this difficult news,” university officials said. “In moments of such sorrow and confusion, we are reminded of our Jesuit values to offer compassion, and to seek justice with love.”
Nicholas Myklebust is in custody at the Downtown Detention Center on suspicion of one count of first-degree murder and was set to appear in court Tuesday.
