By Chuck Hustmyre
October 12, 2006
BOULDER, Colo. (Crime Library) — Ten-week-old Jason Midyette died nearly eight months ago from brain damage suffered as a result of a fractured skull. Doctors later discovered the infant had an additional 27 broken bones, including both arms, both legs, a collarbone, and nine ribs. Some of the fractures were older than others, according to a later autopsy, a finding that seemed to indicate Jason had been injured—perhaps beaten—more than once.
Jason's parents, Alex and Molly Midyette, are the only ones who know for certain how their infant son sustained such horrible injuries.
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| Molly & Alex Midyette |
But they aren't talking.
Since the couple carried Jason into the emergency room of Boulder Community Hospital on the evening of Feb. 24, they have steadfastly refused to cooperate with police investigators.
They have also hired separate attorneys.
So who are the Midyettes, this pair of first-time parents who seem, at least outwardly—as demonstrated by their failure to tell officials what happened to Jason—so callous about the death of their son?
Alexander Midyette, 27, grew up in Boulder. He is the son of prominent local architect J. Nold Midyette, whose real estate holdings—valued at approximately $80 million—include a sizable chunk of downtown Boulder. The elder Midyette also owns the Pearl Street Mall Property Management company.
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| Building designed by J. Nold Midyette |
Alex graduated from Quest Academy in Boulder, an exclusive private school with a secular curriculum for grades six through 12. The school has a total student population of just over 200.
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