Woodland Park Police(NEW YORK) — A nurse from Twin Falls, Idaho, is expected to plead guilty to at least one charge in connection to the case of missing Colorado mother and flight instructor Kelsey Berreth, ABC News has learned.
Krystal Lee, 32, is scheduled to appear in a Colorado courtroom this week to enter a plea deal with prosecutors, according to two of Lee’s relatives who spoke anonymously because the deal hasn’t been publicly announced.
Family members said Lee has been cooperating with investigators, who have been looking into allegations Lee may have disposed of evidence.
It’s not yet clear what charge or charges Lee is expected to plead guilty to, or whether she’d face jail time. Attempts to reach Lee’s attorney have been unsuccessful.
A spokeswoman for District Attorney Dan May would not confirm or comment on any potential plea, but she did confirm that Lee has a court date set for Friday, Feb. 8, in Teller County.
“This case is under seal,” said Lee Richards, a spokeswoman for Colorado’s 4th Judicial District Attorney’s office.
Patrick Frazee was arrested in December and charged with Berreth’s murder and three counts of solicitation to commit murder. He has not entered a plea.
Berreth was last seen Thanksgiving Day, shopping with the couple’s 1-year-old daughter, Kaylee, at a Woodland Park, Colorado, supermarket. Three days after Berreth vanished, investigators said her cellphone signal was detected in Idaho.
While Lee’s exact relationship to Frazee and her alleged role in the case aren’t known, multiple law enforcement sources have told ABC News she’s suspected of driving Berreth’s phone to Idaho in an attempt to dispose of it.
According to two family members, Lee said she only helped Frazee because he threatened her life. Police said they believe Berreth was killed in her townhome, and that Frazee was the last person to see her.
Berreth’s body has not been found, which could complicate how a jury views the case, according to former Adams County Colorado prosecutor Bob Grant.
“Without a body or cause of death, the prosecutor has to prove the death without any question,” Grant said.
Last month, a judge granted temporary custody of Kaylee to Berreth’s parents, Cheryl and Darrell Berreth. The couple also has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Frazee. Frazee is due back in court Feb. 19.
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