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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Arthur Ralston

Year
1972
Where
Hudson, Colorado
Source
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Evidence
1
What the record says

On February 5, 1972, the body of a white male, identified as Arthur Noel Ralston, was found in an abandoned grain silo in the area of 166th Avenue and Yule Road. Mr. Ralston had been shot multipl

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

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What does the record establish, and what has never been explained?

  • Read the source and write down every date, place and name it gives.
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  • List what has never been explained. One line each.

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