Case Detail

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Ruben Ortiz-Gutierrez

Case Details

Case Type: Homicide

Height: Unknown

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Weight: 0 lbs

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Incident Date: 05/01/1998

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Agency: Weld County Sheriff's Office

City: Greeley

Date of Birth: 12/21/1967

County: Weld

Date of Death: 05/16/1998

Agency Case #: WC98-2111

Judicial District: 19th Judicial District

Age: 31

Gender: Male

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Race: White

Tribal Affiliation: N/A

Ethnicity: Unknown

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Eye Color: Brown

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Hair Color: Brown

About this Case:

On May 16, 1998, an unidentified male body was found in Weld County, near Weld County Road 9.75 and Weld County Road 74. Thankfully, in June of 2005, due to the advancement of new fingerprint technology, detectives were able to identify the male as Ruben Ortiz-Gutierrez, a 30-year-old from Denver. Suspects involved in drug trafficking from Mexico were investigated but no probable cause for arrest was established. Anyone with information regarding this case, is asked to please contact the Weld County Sheriff's Office.

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

Weld County Sheriff's Office

Greeley

Colorado