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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Donald Ova

Year
1984
Where
Fort Collins, Colorado
Source
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Evidence
1
What the record says

On November 25, 1984, a resident of the lower Poudre Canyon was taking a walk and came across the body of Donald Ova. Mr. Ova was transient and lived in the Greeley area. He was last seen alive on T

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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