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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Jonathan Petty

Year
2012
Where
Aurora, Colorado
Source
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Evidence
1
What the record says

On July 25th, 2012 at approximately 10:30pm, Uniformed Officers of the Aurora Police Department responded to the area of 18003 E. Ohio Avenue, on multiple reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, officer

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.
  • 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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