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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Amanda Gallegos

Year
2001
Where
Brighton, Colorado
Source
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Evidence
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What the record says

On January 20, 2001, at age 19 months, Amanda Gallegos was found deceased in the basement at 8481 McDougal Street. She hemorrhaged from an internal kidney injury, an autopsy found, possibly caused by

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

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