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1903 · ColoradoUnsolved

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.

1999 · ColoradoMissing

Disappearances of Paul and Sarah Skiba and Lorenzo Chivers

Paul Carroll Skiba (born February 23, 1960), his daughter Sarah Arielle Skiba (born July 27, 1989), and Lorenzo DeShawn Chivers (born November 5, 1962), an employee of Skiba's moving business, disappeared under mysterious circumstances in Westminster, Colorado, United States, on February 7, 1999. On the day they went missing, Sarah accompanied her father Paul, who owned the Tuff Movers company in Westminster, on a…

1936 · ColoradoOverturned

Joe Arridy

Joseph Arridy (; April 29, 1915 – January 6, 1939) was an American man who was falsely convicted and wrongfully executed for the 1936 rape and murder of Dorothy Drain, a 15-year-old girl in Pueblo, Colorado. He was manipulated by the police to extort a false confession from him due to his mental incapacities. Arridy was intellectually disabled and was 23 years old when he was executed on January 6, 1939, after…

1928 · ColoradoMissing

Disappearance of Glen and Bessie Hyde

Glen and Bessie Hyde were newlyweds who disappeared while attempting to run the rapids of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, Arizona, in 1928. Had the couple succeeded, Bessie Hyde would have been the first woman known to accomplish this feat. Despite lengthy investigation, no conclusive evidence of the Hydes' fate has been discovered.

1993 · La Jara, ColoradoUnsolved

Killing 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

2013 · San Luis, ColoradoMissing

Louis Deherrera

Mr. DeHerrera was last seen on August 4, 2013. He has not been seen since. Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to please contact the Costilla County Sheriff's Office.

1996 · ColoradoUnsolved

Killing 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…

2026 · Colorado Springs, ColoradoUnidentified

Unidentified man, Colorado Springs, Colorado (2026)

An unidentified man was found in Colorado Springs, Colorado on February 5, 2026. No name has been established. NamUs case UP157271.

2002 · ColoradoUnsolved

Death 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…

2016 · ColoradoMissing

Disappearance of Kristal Reisinger

Kristal Anne Reisinger is a resident of Crestone, Colorado who went missing on July 13, 2016. A mother of one, Reisinger relocated to Crestone from Denver in order to achieve enlightenment and sobriety. While in Crestone, she worked at the Crestone Brewing Company.

1987 · ColoradoUnsolved

Murder 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.

2024 · Colorado Springs, ColoradoUnidentified

Unidentified man, Colorado Springs, Colorado (2024)

An unidentified man was found in Colorado Springs, Colorado on October 13, 2024. No name has been established. NamUs case UP148860.

2026 · Costilla County, ColoradoUnidentified

Unidentified woman, Costilla County, Colorado (2026)

An unidentified woman was found in Costilla County, Colorado on March 23, 2026. No name has been established. NamUs case UP158542.

2011 · Colorado Springs, ColoradoUnidentified

Unidentified man, Colorado Springs, Colorado (2011)

An unidentified man was found in Colorado Springs, Colorado on January 27, 2011. No name has been established. NamUs case UP148502.

1993 · Denver, ColoradoUnsolved

Killing 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

2026 · Victor, ColoradoUnidentified

Unidentified man, Victor, Colorado (2026)

An unidentified man was found in Victor, Colorado on April 17, 2026. No name has been established. NamUs case UP160067.

1982 · Fort Lupton, ColoradoUnsolved

Killing 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, ColoradoUnsolved

Killing 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, ColoradoUnsolved

Killing 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, ColoradoUnsolved

Killing 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, ColoradoUnsolved

Killing 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, ColoradoUnsolved

Killing 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, ColoradoUnsolved

Killing 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,

2012 · Aspen, ColoradoUnidentified

Unidentified man, Aspen, Colorado (2012)

An unidentified man was found in Aspen, Colorado on June 9, 2012. No name has been established. NamUs case UP149645.