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Unsolved homicide

Killing of William Jones

Year
1987
Where
Aurora, Colorado
Source
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Evidence
1
What the record says

On May 10, 1987, William Jones was walking on the sidewalk at 13th Avenue and Fulton Street when a vehicle, described as a 1974 to 1976 Plymouth or Dodge, pulled up next to the victim. The victim lea

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.
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