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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Kathleen Garcia

Year
1981
Where
Denver, Colorado
Source
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Evidence
1
What the record says

On March 28, 1981, Officer Kathleen Garcia had finished some reports from her late shift at District One and then headed home. While sitting in her car in front of her residence, Officer Garcia was sh

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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