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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Gabriel Zamora

Year
1979
Where
Denver, Colorado
Source
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Evidence
1
What the record says

On May 21, 1979, Denver Fire Fighters responded to a structure fire on the 700 block of 28th Street. Upon extinguishing the fire, a body was located on the second floor of the building. The body w

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

Where to start

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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.
  • Find the earliest news report you can and note what it says that later accounts dropped.
  • List what has never been explained. One line each.

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