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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Helen Archer

Year
1996
Where
Canon City, Colorado
Source
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Evidence
1
What the record says

On November 9, 1996, 70 year old Ms. Archer was found deceased in her residence located at 1227 S. Ninth St. in Canon City, Colorado. She had been stabbed to death at some point in the evening hours o

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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