['b._setDomainName', 'none'], ['b._trackPageview'] "How did it happen? FOHVAMP | Families of Colorado Murder Victims and Missing Persons. The 1910s Ax Murders: An Overview of the McClaughry Theory. Emporia State University Research Seminar, July 2006; Nick Kowalczyk. He had been in the town on the night of the murders and freely admitted that he had left on a dawn train just before the bodies were discovered. On December 12, 1978, her body was discovered alongside Barrett Road, west of Highway 115. Terms of Use David said he lost touch with his sister soon after his mother's death. We also made attempts to reach David's sister, but they were unsuccessful. Investigators also attempted to use the DNA evidence collected at autopsy but were unable to due to the poor quality of the sample. 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(Denver Metro Crime Stoppers) . These profiles were developed from semen samples collected at autopsy, from the plastic wrap, and from the victims pants. The Charley Project Keith Reinhard Keith Reinhard, 49, disappeared from Silver Plume, Colorado in 1988. It is not necessary to believe that Henry Lee Moore was a serial killer to consider that the string of Midwest ax murders have intriguing similarities that may tie the Villisca massacre to other crimes. Rodney D Kirschenman Age: 24 Incident Date: February 17, 1991 Kirschenman was found deceased by a security guard of a local business. LeBeau was unconscious with an apparent gunshot wound to the dead. In eight of the 10 cases, the murder weapon was found abandoned at the scene of the crime; in as many as seven, there was a railway line nearby; in three, including Villisca, the murders took place on a Sunday night. Blood, Gore, Tourism: The Ax Murderer Who Saved a Small Town. Salon.com, April 29, 2012; Roy Marshall. Read the initial story at gazette.com. Some time before 5 a.m., he abandoned the lamp at the top of the stairs and left as silently as he had come, locking the doors behind him. Upon interviewing Edward and Linda in Texas, investigators learned the boys had run away in 2005. Horton brought along Drs. Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers is asking for the publics help finding the following people for whom felony arrest warrants have been issued. On May 5, 1982, his body was discovered off of Rampart Range Road in El Paso County. Mr. Severt cannot be excluded. Share. It's hard to say which cases are truly the most unsettling, but these will definitely have you double checking your locks tonight. Privacy Statement Lena, the elder of the girls, was the only one who may have awoken before she died. At around 11:15 p.m. on March 18, 1991, one of Allens friends went to his home in Colorado Springs and found him unresponsive on the floor. Anyone with information regarding the unsolved murder of Ricky Lane Allen is encouraged to contact the Colorado Springs Police Department at (719) 444-7000. All rights reserved. This composite was subsequently released to the media in an effort to generate leads. On April 19, 1990, her body was discovered in the vicinity of Rampart Range Road and Loy Gulch Road. Read the initial story at gazette.com. Learn more about this case at colorado.gov. David said. The person of interest was identified as Ricky Severt. Ross found a key on his chain that opened the front door, but barely entered the house before he came rushing out again, calling for Villiscas marshal, Hank Horton. On October 18, 1988, her body was discovered lying on the side of Highway 115, south of Colorado Springs. Judy E Diebold Age: 27 Incident Date: August 15, 1989 Diebold's decomposed body was found by a hiker just off of Rampart Range Road in the Garden of the Gods area. "I lost two people. But the next day, his pickup truck was found abandoned in Pueblo, the opposite direction of where he was traveling. Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Her vehicle, a gold KIA van, was located in the Southgate area of Colorado Springs in the 2000 block of South El Paso Street. Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers is asking for the public's help finding the . Learn more about this case at colorado.gov. Read the initial story at gazette.com. the cause of death was determined to be strangulation. including the Colorado Springs and Paola crimes. Learn more about this case at colorado.gov. The case remains unsolved. El Paso County Coroner reported Whitcher died as a result of blunt force trauma. The Odontologist concluded that the subject had a deep overbite and no dental restorations. Over the past 21 years, multiple detectives continued to work on this case in order to identify a suspect to no avail. The cause of death is undetermined. The autopsy revealed the cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds. Christmas is a time for celebrating family and friends, but for the friends and family of Margaret Sweet, who was murdered on Christmas Eve . The body. Cold Case/ViCAP Criminal Intelligence Analyst Today, we will take a look at five of these disturbing unsolved mysteries that happened right here in the Centennial State: 1. ['_setCustomVar', 2, 'ga_engagement_type', 'CBI'], Renan Garcia-Leon Age: 43 Incident Date: August 9, 2008 Colorado Springs Police Department responded to the parking lot of El Dorado Apartments and found Leon sitting in the driver seat of his vehicle, unconscious and bleeding from two apparent stab wounds. var _gaq = _gaq || []; Investigation soon made plain that there were links between Lyn Kelly and the Moore family. Investigators from the CSPD Homicide Unit, Metro Crime Lab, and the El Paso County Coroners Office were requested and responded to the scene. The latest breaking news, delivered straight to your email! Learn more about this case at colorado.gov. . . DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) - A man currently serving time in Florida now faces first-degree murder charges for the killing of a Colorado woman in 1996. Case: 69-3328 In August 2020, the CSPD was notified of a potential GG DNA lead to the still unknown DNA profile. Rivera's brother was present and witnessed portions of the crime. ['b._link'], He was taken to the hospital and died as a result of his injuries. We would not have been able to solve this case without your time, skill, and dedication, says CSPD Chief Vince Niski. Talahytewa went into a coma and never regained consciousness. Jose Damion Quiroz Rivera Age: 18 Incident Date: June 16, 2001 Colorado Springs Police Department found Rivera on the floor of his own living room, deceased from multiple stab wounds. As the Chief Nursing Officer for Denver Health, Kathy Boyle has read far too many internal reports of violence against health care workers. The autopsy revealed the cause of death was blunt force trauma. "I just would like to know what happened," David said. Read the initial story at gazette.com. One person was injured after a shooting in Palmer Park Monday afternoon, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. No matter the length of time, we will always work to serve this community, and I am proud of all the Cold Case detectives throughout the last 21 years who have never stopped working for Ms. Watkins. Severe Weather At first glance, the case against Kelly seemed compelling; he had sent bloody clothing to the laundry in nearby Macedonia, and an elderly couple recalled meeting the preacher when he alighted from a 5.19 a.m. train from Villisca that June 10 and being told that gruesome murders had been committed in the towna hugely incriminating statement, since the preacher had left Villisca three hours before the killings were discovered. Read the initial story at gazette.com. Phone: 303-239-5764 He might have vanished back into his own home nearby; equally, given a head start of up to five hours in a town at which nearly 30 trains called every day, he might easily have made good his escape. Joseph Talahytewa Age: 41 Incident Date: February 7, 1996 Police were called on a report that a person had been assaulted near the Pikes Peak Liquor Store. Read the initial story at gazette.com. Ms. Aguilera, a 23 year old, was last seen on September 17, 1987. These default values were used because age and BMI cannot be determined from DNA. As the investigation continued Jennifers husband, Michael Watkins, was interviewed several times and fully cooperated with any request made by investigators. As far as McClaughry was concerned, the slaughter culminated in December 1912 with the brutal murders of Mary Wilson and her daughter Georgia Moore in Columbia, Missouri. Edgar Epperly, the leading authority on the murders, reports that the town quickly split along religious lines, the Methodists insisting on Joness innocence and the Moores Presbyterian congregation convinced of his guilt. An investigation into Allens death is ongoing. Victim survived initial assault, however he died as a result of his injuries eight days later. 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Other potential suspect leads were investigated as well, but no suspect was identified. The El Paso County Sheriffs Office currently has 18 cold homicide cases and 7 missing person cases with suspicious circumstances. . 520 E. Colorado; Colorado Springs, CO 80903 (719) 578-0000; Public Inspection File. Thursday, Sept 6, 2007, Littleton Police announced. ['_link'], She was killed in her bed in September 1911 by an ax man who heaped bedclothes on her head and stopped to wash his hands, leaving the weapon at the scene. One man was arrested Thursday in connection with two robberies, one of which police said was an aggravated robbery of a convenience store earl, A Colorado Springs man was arrested in connection with a pattern of burglaries along the Front Range being investigated since January, accordi, Prosecutors say Staff Sgt. In February 2003, her body was found in a farmer's field in Weld County, Colorado. The autopsy was unable to determine a cause of death. He said he doesn't even know if she's still alive. Francisco Felix-Ochoa, a 33 year old, was last seen on May 31, 2009. Ms. Irwin, a 24 year old, was last seen on April 18, 1990 by her family. (Courtesy of Parabon Labs) . As part of the crime scene processing, a careful examination of the plastic used to wrap the body of Jennifer Watkins revealed some hairs, fibers, and a yellow/white stain, later determined to be semen. POLL: How will the Rockies fare this season in the NL West? 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It also emerged that Kelly had returned to Villisca a week later and shown great interest in the murders, even posing as a Scotland Yard detective to obtain a tour of the Moore house. Arrested in 1917, the Englishman was repeatedly interrogated and eventually signed a confession to the murder in which he stated: I killed the children upstairs first and the children downstairs last. . Case: 15-6360 The use of an ax in almost every case was perhaps not so remarkable in itself; while there certainly was an unusual concentration of ax killings in the Midwest at this time, almost every family in rural districts owned such an implement, and often left it lying in their yard; as such, it might be considered a weapon of convenience. Learn more about this case at colorado.gov. Payroll records showed that had been working several hundred miles away in Illinois at the time of the murders, and he was released for lack of evidence. Name: Bustos, Martin. Investigators later learned Bryan might have met up with a man named Carlos Anthony Torres aka: "CAT." Case: 90-2993 Her death was ruled a homicide. Case: 82-1153 Jamie Essig, a 30 year old, was last seen on March 9, 2011 on Candlestar Loop North, in Fountain, Colorado. Most sinister, for those who believed in the little preachers guilt, was the fact that Kelly had attended the Childrens Day service held at Villiscas Presbyterian church on the evening of the murders. Many townspeople were certain he used his considerable influence to have the case against him quashed. That Lena Stillinger had been found wearing no underwear and with her nightdress drawn up past her waist did suggest a sexual motive, but doctors found no evidence of that sort of assault. COURTESY OF COLORADO SPRINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT Watkins, of Fountain, was found dead Nov. 8, 1999, at Memorial Hospital, where she was a member of the kitchen staff. Still carrying the ax, the stranger walked past one room in which two girls, ages 12 and 9, lay sleeping, and slipped up the narrow wooden stairs that led to two other bedrooms. The cause of death was strangulation with contributing injuries of blunt force trauma. ['_setDomainName', 'none'], Colorado Springs Fire Department were dispatched to the townhome on a report of smoke coming from the residence. Michael Tomas Dobbins Age: 54 Incident Date: November 9, 1997 Colorado Springs Police Department dispatch arrived in the alley between the Economy Inn and a tire company, and found Dobbins stabbed to death. Mike Dash is a contributing writer in history for Smithsonian.com. After all these years, we are grateful to finally give Jennifer Watkins family the answers they deserve. Learn more about this case at colorado.gov. And thank you to our partners. If you have any information on any of the Sheriffs Office unsolved cases, please contact Dispatch at (719) 390-5555 and ask for Investigations or call the Sheriff's Office Tip Line at 719-520-6666. She had been reported missing on August 7, 1989. Missing Persons files in many jurisdictions were searched over the years and the remains have never been identified. Contests & Promotions, 2023, Pikes Peak Television, Inc. Colorado Springs, CO, USA, Pedro Pascal appears delighted that Sarah Michelle Gellar remembers working with him on Buffy, Alex Murdaughs defense set to deliver closing arguments in his murder trial. In September 2020, CBI conducted analysis of the DNA and determined that the percentage of the population that can be excluded as a contributor to the DNA collected in this case is 99.99994%. Blanche Wayne, of Colorado Springs, may have been the first victim of a Midwest serial murderer. Additional biological evidence was collected at autopsy as well. ['b._setAllowLinker', true], The crime remains unsolved. LITTLETON Police believe they have solved the 2004 murder of Rhonda Holland, which happened at her family's gift shop in downtown Littleton. Case: 85-2763 According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation database, there are 117 cold cases in Colorado Springs. Dawn DeHerrera. Colorado Springs police are investigating a shooting on the city's northeast side that sent a man to the hospital with life-threatening injuri, The Colorado Springs Police Department released a video briefing Friday containing bodycam footage of an officer involved shooting that left o, The Barkman Branch of the Pueblo Public Library District will close for a week after meth residue was detected in the public restrooms, accord, When asked Thursday about the potential of Anderson Aldrich entering an insanity plea, District Attorney Michael Allen told reporters it's a p. He died from multiple gunshot wounds. During the course of the investigation multiple employees and contractors working at Memorial Hospital were interviewed by detectives. He was left-handed, and Coroner Linquist had determined from an examination of blood spatters in the murder house that the killer probably swung his ax that way. Mr. Copley has never returned home. Anyone with information regarding the unsolved murder of Ricky Lane Allen is encouraged to contact the Colorado Springs Police Department at (719) 444-7000. It took time for the case against Kelly to get anywhere, but in 1917 another grand jury finally assembled to hear the evidence linking him with Lenas murder. Christmas Eve cold case remains unsolved 10 years later. Based on the work schedule Ricky Severt provided during his interview, he would have been working a swing shift on November 5, 1999, the date Jennifer Watkins was last seen. 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