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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Richard Martinez

Year
1991
Where
Denver, Colorado
Source
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Evidence
1
What the record says

On May 29, 1991, 40 year old Richard Martinez was found beaten to death outside of a local bar located on the 1800 block of South Federal Boulevard. Anyone with information regarding this case, is ask

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

Where to start

Got ten minutes? Do one of these.

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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