HELENA - Leon Ford, the man accused of killing John Mike Crites in Helena, has been extradited to Montana from Washington, confirmed to us by the Lewis and Clark County Attorney Leo Gallagher. Ford ...

A trio of neighbors that filed a lawsuit against a Birdseye man who was later murdered has offered to settle the case for a “nominal amount,” their attorneys said in a court filing Monday requesting a ...

A trio of neighbors that filed a lawsuit against a Birdseye man who was later murdered has offered to settle the case for a “nominal amount,” their attorneys said in a court filing this week. Dennis ...

The turquoise blue house belonging to John “Mike” Crites stands nestled in the hills northwest of Helena, accessible only by the winding gravel drive that is Turk Road. On Thursday — three years, one ...

The trial of the man accused in the death of John Michael “Mike” Crites, the 48-year-old Birdseye man who was killed in June 2011, is set to begin June 1. It's 12 years to the month of his ...