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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Lee Ashley

Year
1986
Where
Denver, Colorado
Source
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Evidence
1
What the record says

On March 8, 1986, 61 year old Lee Ashley was found dead in his flower shop. He had been shot to death during a robbery. The incident occurred on the 1600 block of Marion Street. Anyone with info

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

Where to start

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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.
  • Find the earliest news report you can and note what it says that later accounts dropped.
  • List what has never been explained. One line each.

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