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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Daniel Ortega

Year
1981
Where
Denver, Colorado
Source
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Evidence
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What the record says

On the late evening hours of April 4, 1981, 41 year old Daniel Ortega was near the Career Education Center, located in Northwest Denver close to the intersection of W. 26th Avenue and Elliot Street. A

From the Colorado Bureau of Investigation cold case file. Records change. The source is the authority.

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What does the record establish, and what has never been explained?

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