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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Dale Curtis

Year
1981
Where
Aurora, Colorado
Source
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Evidence
1
What the record says

Between 10/16/81 7:15 a.m. and 10/17/81 10:30 a.m., Dale Curtis was shot with his own gun and three other shots were found to have been fired inside the residence. A revolver was found on the bed in

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?

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