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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Roy Bowden

Year
1977
Where
Castle Rock, Colorado
Source
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Evidence
1
What the record says

On June 7th, 1977, 45 year old Roy Bowden and his wife, Patricia Bowden, were found dead in their home in Sedalia, Colorado. There was no sign of forced entry into their house, so it is assumed that t

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.
  • 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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