Tag: Cold Case Murder
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38-year-old cold case murder tied to infamous Denver-area serial killer
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office announced a resolution to a 38-year-old cold case murder Tuesday. Using modern DNA and forensic analysis, investigators determined that the killer of Rhonda Marie Fisher — found dead in 1987 — was Vincent Groves, believed to be responsible for at least a dozen killings in the metro Denver area during…
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59-year-old Virginia man charged in connection to 1994 Denver homicide
A 59-year-old man from Virginia has been charged in connection to a 1994 cold case homicide of a woman in Denver, the Denver District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Officials said Steven Cumberbatch has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the death of 36-year-old Rita Desjardine. Cumberbatch was extradited to Denver last week…
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2017 death of Colorado teen Maggie Long now being investigated as hate crime
The 2017 killing of 17-year-old Maggie Long is now being investigated as a possible hate crime, the Park County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. Long was burned alive in her Bailey home on Dec. 1, 2017, after she apparently walked in on a group of men robbing the home, the sheriff’s office said. Long, a senior…