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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Robin Nelson

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

On June 7, 1988, Denver native, Robin Denise Nelson, left her son at a friend's residence. When she didn't return for him, the friend called the Denver Police Department. On the afternoon of June 12,

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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