# Killing of Ernest Peterson

Unsolved homicide · 1980 · Denver, Colorado

On August 12, 1980, members of the Denver Police and Fire Departments responded to the Jefferson Hotel located on the 1500 block of Champa Street on a reported structure fire. Upon arrival, the bu

Original record: https://apps.colorado.gov/apps/coldcase/casedetail.html?id=921
Case page: https://realjustice.ai/cases/killing-of-ernest-peterson-co921

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## Open questions

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## Unverified findings

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## Sources

1. Colorado Bureau of Investigation record, https://apps.colorado.gov/apps/coldcase/casedetail.html?id=921


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