Harold Murphy Cohen (Feb 1950)
On February 11, 1950, the body of 38-year -old Harold Murphy Cohen was found in a lake in Jefferson County, Colorado.
Case information from Jeffco Sheriff:
On Saturday, Nov. 1949, Cohen was reported missing to the Denver Police Department. Cohen, who went by the name Murphy or "Murph," was a known gambler and fight referee. He had reportedly attended a ceremonial dinner at Gaetano's in Denver before he disappeared.
Cohen was last seen wearing a goldish-brown, cardigan-style jacket, pearl-gray sleeveless sweater, grayish-blue trousers, brown shoes and a brown hat.
He was found Feb. 11, 1950, in what was known then as Blue Lake, located south of Highway 58 at Indiana Street. The lake is now on MillerCoors company property. Cohen's body was found in the lake and had been weighted down, but it was caught on a ledge and didn't go to the bottom of the 90-foot-deep lake.
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