Man Sentenced To Life In Triple Homicide Near Light Rail Station

DENVER (CBS4)- A man convicted of a triple homicide in Denver has been sentenced to life in prison. Maurice Butler was accused of murdering three people who were found dead not far from a busy light rail station last year. Prosecutors say he shot the victims to death over a $200 drug debt.

According to police, around 11 a.m. on Aug. 9, someone walking near Ohio and South Broadway found the bodies of two men and a woman, believed to be homeless.

The victims were identified as Christopher Zamudio, 45, Nicole Boston, 28, and Jerome Coronado, 39.

Boston was a mother of three.

After her murder, her mother told CBS4 she had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and had a partial hysterectomy at age 23.

She said her daughter got addicted to pain pills and was living on the streets.

"That is a heck of a thing to face every morning -- to literally pick yourself up off the ground," Boston's mother said. "How people can just dismiss what happens to our most vulnerable I think is probably at the heart of the problem."

Butler was previously arrested by Denver police for investigation of unlawful possession of a controlled substance and a parole violation.