ank sters . ▁Police ▁continued ▁to ▁make ▁routine ▁checks , ▁when ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁heard ▁a ▁lock ▁click ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁floor . ▁Running ▁up st airs , ▁the ▁police ▁caught ▁the ▁sight ▁of ▁C one ys ' ▁legs ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁going ▁through ▁the ▁trap door ▁and ▁pulled ▁him ▁down . ▁He ▁was ▁taken ▁into ▁police ▁cust ody ▁and ▁conf essed ▁to ▁the ▁crime . ▁ ▁Local ▁newsp apers ▁dub bed ▁him ▁the ▁" Den ver ▁Spider ▁Man ▁of ▁Mon c rie ff ▁Place " ▁after ▁police ▁detect ive ▁Fred ▁Z arn ow ▁remarked ▁" A ▁man ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁sp ider ▁to ▁stand ▁it ▁long ▁up ▁there ." ▁C one ys ▁was ▁tried ▁and ▁conv icted , ▁then ▁sent enced ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment ▁at ▁the ▁Colorado ▁State ▁Pen it enti ary ▁in ▁C añ on ▁City , ▁Colorado . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁after ward ▁The odore ▁C one ys ▁died ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁at ▁the ▁Colorado ▁State ▁Pen it enti ary ▁prison ▁hospital . ▁He ▁was ▁inter red ▁at ▁Mountain ▁V ale ▁C emetery ▁in ▁C añ on ▁City . ▁ ▁The ▁case ▁was ▁referenced ▁in ▁Er le ▁Stanley ▁Gard ner ' s ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁C ool ▁and ▁Lam ▁novel ▁" B ew are ▁the ▁Cur ves ". ▁ ▁Two ▁episodes ▁of ▁popular ▁American ▁television ▁shows ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁Den ver