Cold Cases in Colorado
ColdCaseIndex documents 6 cold cases in Colorado, spanning 1987–2020. 2 of these cases remain fully unsolved. Each case page includes documented details, status, and information on how to submit a tip.
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Suzanne Morphew
Suzanne Morphew disappeared on Mother's Day in Chaffee County, Colorado. Her husband Barry Morphew was arrested in 2021 and charged with murder. Charges were dismissed in 2022 due to prosecutorial misconduct. Barry was r
Shanann Watts & Family
Shanann Watts and her two young daughters Bella and Celeste were murdered by her husband Chris Watts in Frederick, Colorado. He also killed their unborn son. Chris Watts confessed and pleaded guilty to avoid the death pe
Jessica Ridgeway
Ten-year-old Jessica Ridgeway was abducted while walking to school in Westminster, Colorado. Her remains were found in pieces over several days. Austin Sigg, a 17-year-old, confessed to her murder and was sentenced to li
Sarah Martin
Twenty-seven-year-old Sarah Martin was found murdered in Denver, Colorado in August 2002. Despite investigation by Denver Police, the case went cold. It remains in Denver cold case files.
JonBenét Ramsey
Six-year-old beauty pageant winner found dead in the basement of her family's home on the morning after Christmas. A ransom note demanding $118,000 was found, but JonBenét had never left the house. She had been struck on
Peggy Hettrick
Peggy Hettrick was found mutilated in a field in Fort Collins. Tim Masters was wrongfully convicted in 1999 and served nine years before his conviction was vacated in 2008 using new DNA and forensic evidence. The actual