West Wendover, Nevada

Girlfriend/Fiancee Coming Forward with Confession

2011-06-18T02:13:00.000-07:00

I haven't been paying very close attention to this story the past few months but looked up recent news about it tonight and found a new development.

Kody Patten's girlfriend or Fiancee (they've referred to her both ways) came forth with a confession to Kody's 2 attorneys, saying that she is the killer instead of Kody. She claims she was there, that Kody beat her with a shovel but that Toni Fratto (Kody's girlfriend) was the one who cut her throat to kill her. There is speculation as to the timing of the murder since she was seen in person with her mother at 6 pm, according to witnesses. So the timing would mean they only had 20 minutes to actually commit the murder, stash the weapons and get home to clean up before she was seen with her mother.

Also, with this new development coming from Kody's attorneys, there is speculation that the attorneys went about getting the recorded confession from her the wrong way, that she could have been under the impression that they would protect her and be her attorneys when in fact her confession negates that possibility. The attorneys did not flat out tell her they could not be her lawyers and it looks like they sort of persuaded her to talk to them confidentially.

Regardless of the attorney involvement, Toni Fratto was arrested and is in jail currently. It's clear she has intentions to protect her boyfriend Kody but her story still remains to be proven true or false.

You can read the news stories I found this information here: NV Teen Cleared to Stand Trial, Teen Cleared for Classmate's Murder Trial, Police Search for Evidence For or Against Toni Fratto's Confession and the most recent news of Toni Fratto Speaks: No Remorse for Murder, Only Wanted to Help Boyfriend.

*Update from April 1, 2011: Autopsy will reveal all.

*Update from March 25, 2011: Patten has chosen 2 attorneys.

*Update from March 23, 2011: Patten now has an attorney.

*Update from March 16, 2011: Stop the Violence in NV.

*Original story from March 11, 2011: Tragedy in West Wendover.

Autopsy Will Reveal All

2011-04-01T00:00:00.000-07:00

Another news report was published on March 31st about how the Autopsy could make or break the case for Kody Patten in the alleged murder of Micaela Costanzo. According to this news report, an Amber Alert was NOT issued once this teenager was reported missing and that could be a detail that would be looked at closely if the time of death appears way later than when Kody was with her - which will be revealed in the Autopsy. Time will tell.

*Update from March 25, 2011: Patten has chosen 2 attorneys.

*Update from March 23, 2011: Patten now has an attorney.

*Update from March 16, 2011: Stop the Violence in NV.

*Original story from March 11, 2011: Tragedy in West Wendover.

Patten chooses his two attorneys to represent him

2011-03-25T23:42:00.000-07:00

Another update on Kody Patten, the 18 year old, who allegedly murdered Micaela Costanzo with a shovel and buried her body in a shallow grave. He has Chosen his 2 Attorneys to represent him in court: John Ohlson from Reno and Jeff Kump from Elko. He has a preliminary hearing set for May 5th and 6th coming up.

*Update from March 23, 2011: Patten now has an attorney.

*Update from March 16, 2011: Stop the Violence in NV.

*Original story from March 11, 2011: Tragedy in West Wendover.

Kody Patten now has an Attorney

2011-03-23T22:52:00.000-07:00

According to the news article from Coyote-TV, Kody Patten now has a court appointed attorney working for him named Robert Ohlson. The death penalty is still out on the table in this case. "Ignoring his claim of accident and panic, Patten’s statement to police could put him on death row by itself." So we will see how this case is handled and what the future holds for Kody Patten.

*Update from March 16, 2011: Stop the Violence in NV.

*Original story from March 11, 2011: Tragedy in West Wendover.

NV Looking to Stop the Violence

2011-03-16T13:42:00.000-07:00

ElkoDaily.com mentioned that Nevada is now looking into the issue of domestic violence and stalking among teen relationships. Unfortunately, it is too late to save one girl's life by putting more effort into Stopping the Violence in Nevada. They are merely trying to avoid this from happening to someone else in the future.

This is a follow-up to the original story about the Tragedy in West Wendover involving Kody Patten (alleged murderer) and Micaela Costanzo (the victim).

Tragedy in West Wendover

2011-03-11T16:24:00.000-08:00

Last week, an 18 year old boy allegedly murdered an ex-girlfriend of his who was 16 years old and named Micaela Costanzo. They both attended the Junior/Senior High school there in West Wendover, NV.

Here is the very first story about the girl when she went missing: 16 year old girl missing. The 2nd story where the Community mourns death of teen, the 3rd story where the Murderer explains the details of the event involving a shovel, and the 4th story where the District Attorney is still considering the death penalty for Kody Patten.

The Pattens are a family that Butch is related to. He is cousins with Kody's father and he is very familiar with their family. He stayed with them for the entire 3 months he was out there for his ambulance driver job. Kody hung around with Butch a lot during that time, which was 2 summers ago.

In summary, both Butch and I feel very sad and somber for both families involved and hope that justice will be brought forward and the real truth will be revealed. Such a tragedy!!

Moved a While Ago

2011-01-11T11:50:00.000-08:00

My boyfriend, Butch, moved back to Utah County and away from the West Wendover, Nevada scene so I no longer have current updates for this blog. It was a fun time for sure though. The city basically never sleeps (like Las Vegas). There is always a casino open to spend your money at and try to win big.

Endless Sunsets

2009-09-06T19:00:00.000-07:00

More sunsets to be mesmerized by...

Ball Tree

2009-09-05T18:56:00.000-07:00

Further down towards Wendover, there is a man-made installation which I call the Ball Tree. It is interesting, to say the least. Check it out!

So, it's actually called "Tree of Life."

Along the Drive

2009-09-04T18:50:00.000-07:00

The drive from Salt Lake to Wendover has some interesting sights to see. Morton Salt is stationed close to the Great Salt Lake. Here are 4 photos of Morton Salt Company.

Ambulance Call

2009-09-03T18:44:00.000-07:00

My man, Butch, took the job in Wendover to drive an Ambulance. Here he is at the wheel. :)

Sometimes the 'calls' are so bad that they need to life-flight the patient to the nearest hospital in Salt Lake City. Here is life-flight touching ground to meet them.

Dog Babysitting

2009-09-02T18:35:00.000-07:00

We babysat Butch's cousin's puppy overnight while they went to Salt Lake to swap cars. The cousin had worked on an old car and it was ready to sell, so he sold it for another car, which he promptly sold the very next day in Wendover.

Here are 2 better photos of Tank, the one-year old pup.

And...my FAV:

Fire Along the Way

2009-09-01T18:20:00.000-07:00

One weekend, there was a fire along the way and I took some photos to send to my boyfriend to see if we needed to contact someone about it. He said it's probably already called on and not to worry. I couldn't get very good photos of the actual fire so instead, I snapped them of the smoke in the sky with the sunset background.

Shut Up and Drive

2009-08-31T20:56:00.000-07:00

vivid sunset

2009-08-26T14:30:00.000-07:00

This is the best photo I've taken of a sunset on the drive to Wendover!! Isn't it beautifully vivid?!

sunsets

2009-08-18T21:38:00.001-07:00

Here are some photos of what the sunset looks like on the way to Wendover.

Aren't they purrty??

Driving Away

2009-08-13T17:18:00.000-07:00

Driving away from Wendover looks like this:

Wendover

2009-08-13T17:08:00.000-07:00

Driving towards Wendover from Utah looks like this:

Contact

2009-08-11T22:08:00.000-07:00

The best way to contact me, if you must, is to email manders_cali AT hotmail DOT com. I don't need any spam, I filter through spam all day at work so please don't send robots to my email. Mmmkaythankyouuuuu.

About Me

2009-08-10T21:44:00.000-07:00

I am a 28 year old woman in an amazing relationship with a 33 year old man, named Butch. He recently moved to Wendover, on the border of Utah and Nevada, for a job. It is a great opportunity for him and I hope he gets to grow to his potential and have huge success in this career path he's chosen.

This is a blog dedicated to Wendover, Utah and West Wendover, Nevada. Hope you enjoy checking it out! Thanks for visiting my blog.