In analyzing the sequence of events surrounding the conflicting statements that Denver Police presented to the Denver DA's Office, several contradictions have emerged. These inconsistencies have left many people in Denver suggesting that Denver Police falsified Official Police Witness Statements and committed acts of perjury on the witness stand in order to convict Lisl Auman of Officer Bruce VanderJagt's murder.

Copies of Denver Police Officers Bennett and Brake's controversial statements are provided here for public examination.

• Denver Police Officers Bennett typed witness statement, Nov 12, 1997: Page 1, Page 2
• Denver Police Officers Bennett hand-written witness statement, Nov 14, 1997: Page 1, Page 2
• Denver Police Officers Brake typed witness statement, Nov 12, 1997: Page 1, Page 2
• Denver Police Officers Brake hand-written witness statement, Nov 14, 1997: Page 1

Some of the contradictions that have lead to the suggestions that the prosecution's line-up of police witnesses did not honor their oath to tell the truth are:

Denver Police Officers Bennett and Brake, in their Official Police Witness Statements on the evening of November 12, 1997 made no mention of any incriminating actions on the part of Lisl Auman after they arrested and handcuffed her.

An initial investigator's "Case Synopsis" filed by Detective's R. Schneider and D. Vecchi regarding the arrest of Lisl Auman contained the following sentence: "The female suspect was taken into custody without further incident."

According to newspaper accounts, the day after Officer VanderJagt was murdered by Matthaeus Jaehnig, Denver District Attorney Bill Ritter stated that "The DA's office is not pursuing a homicide case against Auman."

On November 14, 1997, at the request of the Denver District Attorneys Office, Denver Police Officers Bennett and Brake were called down to the DA's headquarters where they provided additional official statements.

DA Ritter announced the afternoon of November 19, 1997 that Lisl Auman would be charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Officer Bruce VanderJagt.

News reports stated, "Ritter would not go into specifics about the case against Auman, but said that his office decided to pursue the felony murder charge 'based upon evidence available to us'."

"If prosecutors can prove that Auman was 'aiding, abetting, advising, (or) encouraging' Jaehnig, she is a 'complicitor' and just as 'liable as the person who fires the weapon,' Ritter said." DA Ritter noted the case against two men for the 1993 murder of Tom Hollar.

Denver prosecutors have had "good success" in previous complicity - partnership in crime - cases, Ritter said, noting the case against 2 men for the 1993 murder of Tom Hollar. Although Steven Harrington is the convicted gunman in the death of Hollar, Shane Davis is serving a murder sentence as well', Ritter said."

It is clear from the DA Ritter's statements about the two murder cases that he follows through with first-degree murder charges against Lisl Auman because the additional police statements that Denver Police Officers filed two days after they submitted their initial statements prove that Lisl Auman handed off the gun to Matthaeus Jaehnig who then used it to shoot Officer VanderJagt.