Mark Redwine ID’d as person of interest in son’s death; case reclassified as homicide

The La Plata County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that Mark Redwine, the father of Dylan Redwine, who disappeared in Nov. 2012 and whose remains were found in June 2013, is the person of interest in his son’s death. Dylan’s death has also been reclassified as a homicide.

The sheriff’s office announced July 1 that they had a person of interest in Redwine’s death. Mark speculated that he was the person of interest days later in an interview with the Denver Post after a former FBI criminal profiler failed to interview him in another sweep of possible suspects.

The sheriff’s office said Wednesday Mark was identified as the person of interest based on inconsistent statements he made, evidence collected and “his behavior throughout the investigation.”

Elaine Hall, Dylan’s mother, reacted to the development Wednesday evening, saying she wasn’t surprised her ex-husband was named as a person of interest.

“Not at all. I mean, I’ve been very vocal from the very beginning. And I think that the case as it’s been going, basically with the information investigators have and that was presented, it was pretty clear he was the primary suspect,” Hall said. “Obviously this is a good day in our journey for justice for Dylan. It’s obviously a very positive step when you have a person of interest named in the murder of your child. I mean that’s very positive.”

She said she hopes Mark Redwine is arrested.

“I hope it goes to an arrest. I can’t bring Dylan back. But I can, you know, and will consistently and always fight for him,” she said. “This didn’t have to happen to him. And just thanks for everyone who’s hung in there with us. And let’s just keep fighting for justice for Dylan.”

Dylan went missing during a Thanksgiving visit to his father’s house in Near Vallecito Lake in 2012. His remains were found on Middle Mountain months later, near his father’s house.

The La Plata County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at Mark’s home in Nov. 2012, but did not call him a suspect at the time.

Mark recounted to KOB in a June 2013 interview when he said authorities notified him his son’s body had been found.

“They called me when I was in Indy Tuesday night and said they wanted me and Elaine to identify.  I think that was their polite way of notifying the family first,” he said at the time. “All they know is that he was, for a lack of better terms, mangled by wild animals. Geographically, Middle Mountain is basically directly across the street from my house.”

A variety of items were found in a search days earlier, including bones, were collected during a five-day search of Middle Mountain Road conducted by the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office. Middle Mountain is located north and within sight of Vallecito Lake.

Mark Redwine has not been arrested. The sheriff’s office asks anyone with more information regarding Dylan’s death to call them at 970-382-7511.

Originally published at KOB.com