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Melissa Lou Chase

Case Details

Case Type: Homicide

Height: 5' 5"

Case Status:

Weight: 105 lbs

Aliases: Mel

Identifying Marks:

Incident Date: 12/07/1983

Occupation:

Agency: Littleton Police Department

City: Littleton

Date of Birth: 12/25/1965

County: Arapahoe

Date of Death: 12/09/1983

Agency Case #: 1983-19224

Judicial District: 18th Judicial District

Age: 17

Gender: Female

Year Solved:

Race: White

Tribal Affiliation: N/A

Ethnicity: Unknown

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Eye Color: Blue

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Hair Color: Brown

About this Case:

Ms. Chase disappeared at night while walking home from her job at a gas station on December 8, 1983. Her 22 year old boyfriend at the time told police he went out searching for her, after reporting her missing the day prior, and found her body, partially naked, under the Lehow Bridge near near the Big Dry Creek in Littleton, Colorado. Her face had been beaten and police believed she had been kicked in the head. Anyone with information regarding this case, is asked to contact the Littleton Police Department.

If you have any information about this case, please contact:

Littleton Police Department

Littleton

Colorado