Unsolved cases
Homicides and other crimes with no one held responsible. Some are a century old. Some are from this year.
Denver Strangler
The Denver Strangler was an unidentified serial killer operating in Denver, Colorado from 1894 to 1903. He was responsible for killing three prostitutes in the span of 10 weeks in 1894, and although many suspects were arrested, nobody was convicted. The Strangler is also supposedly responsible for the 1898 murder of clairvoyant Julia Voght and 1903 murder of Mabel Brown, but this remains only speculation.
1993 · La Jara, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Lela Buhr
On Wednesday, April 7, 1993, Lela Buhr was found deceased in her home located at 19098 CR 16.2, La Jara, in Conejos County, Colorado. It is believed Ms. Buhr may have interrupted a home invasion rob
1996 · ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of JonBenét Ramsey
Late on the night of December 25 or during the early morning hours of December 26, 1996, six‑year‑old JonBenét Patricia Ramsey was murdered in her family's home at 755 15th Street in Boulder, Colorado. She was reported missing early on December 26, and her body was found about seven hours later in the basement of the house. Her skull had an 8.5 inch fracture on the right side of her head, and a garrote was tied…
2002 · ColoradoUnsolvedDeath of Jaryd Atadero
Jaryd J. Atadero was a three-year-old American boy who went missing on October 2, 1999, while hiking with a Christian social group on Big South Trail, a part of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest in Colorado. Two businessmen located items of clothing belonging to Atadero during a hiking trip on June 4, 2003; search and rescue personnel recovered his partial remains on June 14. Atadero's disappearance and…
1987 · ColoradoUnsolvedMurder of Peggy Hettrick
The Peggy Hettrick murder case concerns the unsolved 1987 death of Peggy Hettrick in Fort Collins, Colorado. Timothy Lee "Tim" Masters enlisted in the United States Navy following a high school career plagued by police accusation of murder when he was a sophomore at Fort Collins High School. After eight years in the Navy, he was honorably discharged.
1993 · Denver, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Louis Roth III
On July 28, 1993, officers responded to East Montview Boulevard and Niagara Street after receiving a report of a shooting and a vehicle that crashed into a yard. Upon arrival the officers located 43 y
1982 · Fort Lupton, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Vernon Randall Jr.
On March 17, 1982, Mr. Vernon Randall Jr. was located in the trunk of a car in a parking lot strangled to death. Anyone with information regarding this case, is asked to please contact the Fort Lupton
1986 · Colorado Springs, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Peter Paskovich
On November 3, 1986, skeletal remains, subsequently identified as Peter Pasvovich, were found on a ranch west of I-25 in El Paso County, Colorado. He had been shot once in the head. Paskovich had ties
1972 · Centennial, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Eugene Miera
On December 17, 1972, the body of Eugene Roderick Miera was discovered at the corner of East Evans Avenue and South Lima Street. Miera had been shot once in the back. He had no identification on him w
2009 · Custer County, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Rebecca Magallanes
On Tuesday, November 24, 2009, the remains of Rebecca Magallanes of Florence, Colorado were located on dirt-paved Forest Service Rd CR 386 (referred to as Hardscrabble Road) near Wetmore in Custer Cou
1990 · La Plata County, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Rebecca Lee
Rebecca Jean Lee was last seen sometime between 1990 and 1991. The date of incident is estimated to be December 1, 1990. Rebecca's remains were located on November 28, 1991 in Durango, Colorado. no i
1973 · Lakewood, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of John LaGuardia
Evidence indicates a suspect was hiding in the bushes near John LaGuardia's house waiting for him to return home. On July 26, 1073, when Mr. LaGuardia returned home at 1:00am he was shot with a 12-gau
1987 · Denver, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Sheila Hudson
On November 11, 1987, 23 year old Sheila Hudson was found on the 1700 block of Race Street with a gunshot wound. She later died at Denver General Hospital. Anyone with information regarding this case,
1984 · Denver, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Charles Hailey
On February 23, 1984, Charles Hailey was found shot to death near the intersection of 56th Street and Tower Road. Anyone with information regarding this case, is asked to please contact the Denver Pol
1978 · Boulder, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Gerald Cordner
On May 24, 1978, the body of Mr. Gerald Cordner was found in the den of his home about 8 miles outside the city of Boulder. He had been shot once in the head, execution style. Mr. Cordner may have had
1980 · Greeley, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Marjorie Corbin
Anyone with information regarding this case, is asked to please contact the Greeley Police Department.
1988 · Denver, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Edward Chase
On January 12, 1988, 54 year old Edward Chase was found strangled, stabbed with scissors, and beaten in his home located near the 1300 block of South Acoma Street. Anyone with information regarding th
1973 · Colorado Springs, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Mary Byrd
On July 1, 1973, the Colorado Springs Police Department received a call reference a possible dead body located in the Palmer Park area of Colorado Springs. The body of Mary Byrd was found, deceased fr
1982 · Golden, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Helen Burton
On July 31, 1982, the nude body of Helen Burton was found in the park located on Deer Creek Canyon Road in Littleton, Colorado. Burton was reported missing out of Denver on July 10, 1982. She was last
1978 · Trinidad, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Barbara Bradley
Barbara Bradley, originally from Bergen County, New Jersey, was found deceased on a deserted highway in Aguilar, Las Animas, Colorado on August 13, 1978. She was hitchhiking to visit her friend in Hes
1965 · Golden, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Elie Boisvert
On the afternoon of June 9, 1965 neighbors on the 1800 block of Cody Street heard yelling and went outside to discover Elie Boisvert had been cut and was yelling at a male to leave. Witnesses describ
1962 · Colorado Springs, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Frances Blackman
On March 22, 1962, officers from the Colorado Springs Police Department were dispatched in reference to an assault. Upon arrival, the officer contacted Frances Blackman. Frances Blackman told the off
1957 · Colorado Springs, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Dorothy Beazell
On October 10, 1957, Ms. Dorothy Beazell, age 50, was found unresponsive in her home in Colorado Springs. At approximately 10:50 a.m. a call was received by the E&E Ambulance Service to respond on a
1993 · Lakewood, ColoradoUnsolvedKilling of Thomas Grant
On December 1 1993, Officer's responded to 200 S. Kipling on report of a possible deceased body. Agents discovered the body of Thomas Grant who had sustained a gunshot wound to his head. Mr. Grant wa