Unidentified person, La Veta, Colorado (1982)

John Doe was found on March 4, 1982 on the north side of Colorado Highway 160 near mile marker 270 (near Le Veta Pass, about 14 miles east of Fort Garland). The individual was partially skeletonized a

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

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