Gary Soto (May 2001)
On May 26, 2001, 18 year-old Gary Soto, was shot while still seated in his vehicle which was stopped in the middle of the intersection facing north on Wadsworth Boulevard at Belleview Avenue. Two witnesses were in the vehicle with Soto when the shooting occurred. The suspect vehicle was described as a black Ford Ranger pickup. A composite drawing of the suspect was completed and is included in this post.
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Alejandro Gregorio-Tiro (Sept 2000)
On September 24, 2000, Alejandro Gregorio-Tiro, age 22, was murdered in Denver. He was outside of an apartment complex at E. Mississippi and S. Cherry St. when an argument transpired near a vehicle. During this time, an occupant of this vehicle became upset and struck the victim with an unknown object. From this assault, the victim immediately collapsed and was later transported to a nearby hospital where he died as a result of his injuries. Upon closer examination, it was discovered that the victim had been stabbed.
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Cathy Edwards (Sept 1997)
Cathy Edwards, age 41, resided in Denver's Park Hill neighborhood. On the evening of September 24th, 1997, a family member found her deceased within her home. During the course of the initial investigation it was determined the victim was shot to death. The suspect(s) responsible for the murder of Cathy Edwards have yet to be identified.
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Tyrone Bennett (July 1993)
Tyrone Bennett - Aurora PD Case #93-35554 (Photos courtesy of the Bennett Family)
On July 11, 1993 officers responded to 13636 East 14th Avenue in Aurora, Colorado regarding a small child left alone in a car. When officers arrived they noticed blood dripping from the trunk of the car. Upon opening it, they discovered the body of Tyrone Bennett. He had been beaten to death with an unknown object. Tyrone had been babysitting the young child who was in the vehicle. The suspect(s) responsible for the death of Tyrone Bennett have yet to be identified.
Tyrone Anthony Bennett, 22, graduated from George Washington High School where he was awarded the Presidential Scholarship. An “A” student, Tyrone was president of his class and lettered in football where he was the team captain. He attended Arizona State University for one year. His dream was to be a fireman. He scored very high on the Denver Fire Department Test that was given at the Convention Center.
Statement from the family of Tyrone Bennett (provided October 2021):
"Tyrone Anthony Bennett was a loved son, brother, nephew, cousin and friend. He was also a father to a son he never had an opportunity to meet because his life was cut short by a brutal and vicious killer. He had goals, plans, and dreams. He was going to be a dad, an opportunity taken away from him. Our family seeks closure. Closure won't bring him back. But justice will bring us peace. They've gotten away with this for 28 long years. And every week for 28 years, Tyrone's mom visits her son's grave at the cemetery. So please put yourself in her shoes. Help us find Tyrone's killer(s).”
Anyone with information on the crime is asked to call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers immediately: 720-913-7867.
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David Wayne Jones (Feb 1991)
On February 22, 1991, Aurora Police responded to a suspicious person call near a home on the 1700 block of Ceylon Street. Upon arrival police found the victim suffering from a lacerated throat. The victim was taken to the hospital, where he was put on life support, but later died from his injuries on March 2, 1991.
David Jones was only 31 years old when he died. After graduating from Aurora Central High School in 1978, he got married and had two children. David was a family man. He was always documenting events, holidays, and important milestones in his children’s lives with his video camera. He loved video games, his 1978 Kawasaki 1000 motorcycle, and working on cars with his buddies. He worked hard, driving a truck for Waste Management and he owned a 99 cent video store at Chambers and Mexico.
Statement to Metro Denver Crime Stoppers from the Jones Family (January 2020):
“His Parents Vernon and Theresa, His kids Christoper and Samantha, Brothers Vernon and Randy, Sisters Terry and Darlene and all of his nieces nephews and the rest of his family and friends have been waiting 29 years for answers. If you have ANY information no matter how insignificant you think it may be, please on behalf of the entire Jones family, come forward.”
Case information provided by the Aurora Police Department (Case #91-9037)
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John William “Bill” Cliborn (Mar 1988)
John William “Bill” Cliborn, age 47, was the kind of solid, reliable guy you’d expect to see running a fledgling company. A devoted family man, Bill had previously served as a security guard, as well as a reserve officer for the Littleton Police Department. As coowner of LAN Resources, Bill’s meticulous, organized personality lent itself well to running the company’s quality control. On a cold and icy evening, March 10, 1988, Bill was allegedly last seen around 6:00 p.m., and spent his last hours alive working late in his Inverness Business Park office located at #14 Inverness Drive, B120. A short time later, two of the company’s project managers returned from completing a job downtown and were greeted by a horrifying scene. Bill Cliborn lay sprawled on his office floor, bloody and viciously bludgeoned to death. Investigators later found nothing in Bill’s office to be stolen or disturbed, and the evidence pointed toward some solid suspect information. To date, it has not been disproved that Bill’s cold-blooded murder was committed by someone he knew.
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William Alonzo Jones (May 1987)
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 leaned into the vehicle and was shot once in the chest. The vehicle fled the scene. The suspect(s) responsible for the death of William Jones have yet to be identified.
Anyone with any information concerning the incident is asked to call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers.
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Harry Kavalos (Apr 1987)
On April 9, 1987, Harry Kavalos was found shot to death in a chair next to the kitchen table at a home in the 2900 block of South Genoa Street in Aurora. The victim was home alone and there were no signs of force entry. The suspect(s) responsible for the death of Harry Kavalos have yet to be identified.
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Hope Waddell (Feb 1983)
On February 3, 1983, a victim’s burned body was found next to a dumpster located near 2350 S. Jason St. in Denver, Colorado.
The positive identification of the victim went unknown for 36 years. On October 16, 2019, the victim was positively identified through DNA comparison and genetic genealogy as Hope Waddell.
Hope was a daughter and a mother and her family spent 36 years looking for answers in her disappearance. Hope is missed by her entire family and news of her tragic death has brought a new level of grief.
Anyone with any information concerning the incident is asked to call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers.
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Sylvia Mae Quayle (Aug 1981)
Cherry Hills Village, Colorado: On August 04, 1981, family members of Sylvia Mae Quayle discovered her unresponsive at her residence in Cherry Hills Village. The initial investigation revealed that Sylvia’s death was due to unnatural means and was found to have been shot and stabbed to death in the living room of her home.
For 39 years, Cherry Hills Village Police Investigators and agents for the Colorado Bureau of Investigations have followed leads throughout the United States in an effort to bring justice to Sylvia, her family and friends and the Cherry Hills Village Community.
In 2019, Metro Denver Crime Stoppers partnered with Denver-based United Data Connect, a company co-founded by former Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey. United Data Connect is a recognized leader in forensic science computing and has established a reputation for its innovative approach to DNA Familial Searching and Forensic Genetic Genealogy Analysis.
Shortly after announcing the partnership between Metro Denver Crime Stoppers and United Data Connect, Investigators from Cherry Hills Village and the 18thJudicial District Attorney’s Office approached Metro Denver Crime Stoppers with the case. After reviewing the case, it was determined that the evidence in the case could contain the type of DNA that could be used to further the investigation using state-of-the-art Familial DNA investigations.
By April of 2020, United Data Connect’s top genealogist had identified a person of interest in the case however, the work didn’t stop there. The investigative authorities now had the daunting task of linking the person of interest with the horrid crime that shocked the small community of Cherry Hills Village.
After an exhaustive investigation, investigators from United Data Connect obtained a DNA sample from a person of interest identified by United Data Connect and investigators from the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office and the Cherry Hills Police Department were able to match the DNA found at the crime scene resulting in an arrest warrant being issued for David Dwayne Anderson, 62, of North Platte, Nebraska. Anderson is currently in custody and awaiting extradition back to Colorado where he will be charged and prosecuted with the murder of Ms. Quayle.
This case would have likely remained unsolved without the hard work, dedication and superior detective work by all parties involved.
If you have information about this egregious crime or David Dwayne Anderson, no matter how minuscule it may seem, please contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers.
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Henry "Curly" Atwood (Jul 1981)
On the afternoon of July 19th, 1981 a friend went to Henry Charles Atwood's Capital Hill apartment located at 434 E. 14th Avenue in Denver, Colorado, to return an item he had borrowed the previous day. When 64 year old Mr. Atwood did not answer the door, the friend entered the apartment. It was at this time that Mr. Atwood was found stabbed to death inside his residence. Mr. Atwood had a nickname of "Curly".
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Antoinette Parks (Jan 1981)
1/28/22 - DPD announced the identification of the suspect as Joe Michael Ervin (DOB: 6/25/51), who is deceased.
On January 21, 1981, Antoinette Parks was found near 64th Avenue and Broadway in a nearby field. It was reported that at the time of her death, Parks was 6-7 months pregnant.
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Gwendolyn Harris (Dec 1980)
1/28/22 - DPD announced the identification of the suspect as Joe Michael Ervin (DOB: 6/25/51), who is deceased.
27 year old Gwendolyn Harris frequented the Polo Club Lounge, which was located near the downtown streets of 15th and Tremont. Ms. Harris was last seen at the Polo Club Lounge on the evening of December 20, 1980. The following day, she was found stabbed to death at the intersection of East 47th Avenue & Andrews Drive in Montbello.
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Delores Barajas (Aug 1980)
1/28/22 - DPD announced the identification of the suspect as Joe Michael Ervin (DOB: 6/25/51), who is deceased.
53 year old Delores Barajas was walking to work on the morning of August 10, 1980 when she was attacked by an unknown suspect(s) and stabbed to death. Dolores had just moved to Denver from El Paso, Texas a few months prior to her murder. She worked in the cafeteria of the Fairmont Hotel, which was located in downtown Denver near 18th and Welton Streets.
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Madeleine Livaudais (Dec 1978)
1/28/22 - DPD announced the identification of the suspect as Joe Michael Ervin (DOB: 6/25/51), who is deceased.
On December 7, 1978, 33 year old Madeleine Livaudais was at her north east Denver home, located near the 1600 block of Poplar Street. An unknown suspect came to her door and confronted her. The suspect forced his way inside the home and stabbed her to death.
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Floyd Broussard (Sept 1972)
On September 21, 1972, Floyd Broussard was found deceased in Denver. Mr. Broussard, only 28 at the time of his death, lived in Aurora, Colorado with his wife and two children and was employed as a salesman. Mr. Broussard was scheduled to leave town on September 19th, 1972 but was found deceased two days later in an industrial area located just south of Interstate 70 and Monaco Parkway. The investigation revealed that Mr. Broussard died of a gunshot wound.
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Margaret “Peggy” Beck (Aug 1963)
James Raymond Taylor (Photo taken in 1961)
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — During a press conference on Thursday morning, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced the suspect in a cold case murder from more than 56 years ago.
The sheriff’s office said an arrest warrant has been issued for James Raymond Taylor, 81, for the murder of Margaret “Peggy” Beck.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that genealogy helped identify a Taylor .
On August 18, 1963, 16-year-old Beck was found unresponsive at the Flying G Ranch near Deckers, Colorado. She had been sexually assaulted and strangled.
Original evidence from the crime scene was used to create a DNA profile in 2007. An updated comprehensive profile was created in June 2019.
Leads from investigative genetic genealogy testing led to the identity of Taylor.
Taylor’s whereabouts are unknown, he was last seen in 1976.
If anyone has any information on James Raymond Taylor, they are urged to call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867); reference case 63-10335.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that genealogy helped identify a suspect in the cold case more than 56 years later.
On August 18, 1963, 16-year-old Margaret “Peggy” Beck was found unresponsive at the Flying G Ranch near Deckers, Colorado. She had been sexually assaulted and strangled.
Original evidence from the crime scene was used to create a DNA profile in 2007. An updated comprehensive profile was created in June 2019.
Leads from investigative genetic genealogy testing led to the identity of Peggy’s killer, James Raymond Taylor, 81. There's an active warrant out for Taylor’s arrest, but investigators have yet to locate him despite exhaustive efforts. They noted that it's possible he's no longer alive, but said they can't prove that at that this time.
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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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