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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Clyde Peterman

Year
1979
Where
Grand Junction, Colorado
Source
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Evidence
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What the record says

On March 19, 1979, Clyde Peterman was found in the bathtub of his apartment at 246 Belford Avenue, Unit 6. Mr. Peterman had a series of cuts, bruises, and other wounds over his body. The autopsy als

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