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Unidentified person, Commerce City, Colorado (1980)

Year
1980
Where
Commerce City, Colorado
Source
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Evidence
1
What the record says

On September 12, 1980 human remains were found by the Platte River in Commerce City Colorado. It is believed the decedent was Caucasian, and between the ages of 60 and 75. Anyone with information rega

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

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