Case Detail

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Hope Waddell

Case Details

Case Type: Homicide

Height: 5' 4"

Case Status:

Weight: 130 lbs

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Identifying Marks:

Incident Date: 02/03/1983

Occupation:

Agency: Denver Police Department

City: Denver

Date of Birth: Unknown

County: Denver

Date of Death:

Agency Case #: 1983-809505

Judicial District: 2nd Judicial District

Age:

Gender: Female

Year Solved:

Race: White

Tribal Affiliation: N/A

Ethnicity: Unknown

NamUs Case #: UP12412

Eye Color: Unknown

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Hair Color: Brown

About this Case:

On February 3, 1983, the victim's burned body was found next to a dumpster located near 2350 South Jason Street. The identification of the victim was unknown at the time, but on October 16, 2019 the victim was positively identified through DNA comparison and genetic genealogy as Hope Waddell. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to please contact the Denver Police Department.

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Denver Police Department

Denver

Colorado