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Unsolved homicide

Killing of John Chavez

Year
2008
Where
Denver, Colorado
Source
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Evidence
1
What the record says

On March 30, 2008, officers were called to an alley on the 200 block of Inca Street to assist on a report of a man down. Upon arrival, officers located 49 year old John Chavez, who was suffering from

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

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