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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Karen Aguilera

Year
1988
Where
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Source
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Evidence
1
What the record says

Karen D. Aguilera, a 23 year old, was last seen on September 17, 1987. On May 10, 1988, her body was found in a field near Curtis Road and Falcon Highway. The cause of death is undetermined. An

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?

  • Read the source and write down every date, place and name it gives.
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  • List what has never been explained. One line each.

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