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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Willie Jackson

Year
1978
Where
Aurora, Colorado
Source
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Evidence
1
What the record says

On July 28, 1978, police found the victims body while responding to a call, located near the 2500 block of Chambers Road. The victim was found in a shallow grave, and one bullet was recovered from the

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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  • List what has never been explained. One line each.

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