Killing of Melvin Smith
- Year
- 1987
- Where
- Aurora, Colorado
- Source
- Colorado Bureau of Investigation
- Evidence
- 1
On October 27, 1987, at approximately 7:10pm, Melvin Smith, an evangelist preacher from St. Louis, Missouri, exited the south side of the Holiday Inn located at 15500 East 40th Avenue. Mr. Smith was
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