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In a disturbing act of manipulation, Daniel Krug impersonated his wife’s ex-boyfriend and proceeded to stalk her for several months in the fall of 2023 before ultimately killing her in the garage of their Broomfield, Colorado residence.

October 2023: Kristil Krug reported receiving harassing texts and emails. Unbeknownst to her, these messages were actually crafted by her husband.

December 14, 2023: Kristil confronted Daniel and accused him of being her stalker. She was later found dead in the garage of their home. Circumstantial evidence shows that Daniel waited in ambush, struck her with a blunt object, and then fatally stabbed her in the chest.

On the day of the murder, Daniel disabled the home’s security system, taped over the doorbell camera, and sent misleading texts from Kristil’s phone after the attack to create a false narrative. 

Investigation & Evidence

Investigators traced the IP addresses of the threatening messages to Daniel’s workplace.

The ex-boyfriend was ruled out as a suspect and provided an alibi. Despite a lack of physical evidence (no blood or DNA linking Daniel to the crime scene), the forensic and digital evidence built a compelling case.

Charges & Conviction

First-Degree Murder

Two counts of Stalking

Criminal Impersonation

On April 17, 2025, his jury found him guilty. The next day, his judge sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus an additional 9½ years for stalking and impersonation.