By Marshall Zelinger
m.zelinger@krdo.com

COLORADO SPRINGS - 24-year-old Daniel Dereere killed himself at his apartment complex in northeast Colorado Springs one day before he was expected in court.  The trial was for harassment charges in a case against his girlfriend, 22-year-old Bekime "Becky" Elshani.  On New Year's Eve, Dereere was arrested on harassment and computer crimes charges.  According to an arrest warrant, he broke into Elshani's MySpace page and posted nude pictures of her.

MySpace also shows revealing messages that Dereere wrote to Elshani dating back to last May.  One comment included, "I have no doubt that we are meant to be together forever, you are everything to me and without you I would be lost in this crazy world."

Another posting was a poem about Dereere finding his soul mate.  One stanza included, "He needs someone who's faithful, only his lips may she kiss."

Dereere and Elshani were living together when he killed himself.  According to the arrest warrant, though, when Dereere posted the nude pictures on New Year's Eve, Elshani was dating her ex-husband, 27-year-old Wesley Bartle.

Detectives investigating Elshani's disappearance tell NEWSCHANNEL 13 Bartle is not a potential suspect.

Elshani's sisters also have MySpace pages.  MySpace allows users to post an icon for their mood.  One of her sisters is listed as "angry," another as "distraught".  There's also a question on one of the pages asking, "Bekime Where Are You?"

Another arrest warrant NEWSCHANNEL 13 obtained details why Elshani was arrested for assault and harassment last May.  According to the warrant, Elshani and Dereere fought over phone calls she received from Bartle.  Elshani was arrested after punching Dereere in the face.

In October, Dereere was arrested for assault and use of a stun gun.  According to a third arrest warrant, Elshani says Dereere tased her nearly 20 times.  She says he was leaving a party to get food, but was too drunk to drive.  According to the warrant, Elshani tried to stop him, but couldn't.  It also says, after she was able to get the keys from Dereere, she was tased.  That case was dismissed on March 17^th.