Case Detail
Hope Waddell
Case Details
Case Type: Homicide
Height: 5' 4"
Case Status:
Weight: 130 lbs
Aliases:
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
NCMEC Case #: Unknown
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 positive 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. Hope's family spent 36 years looking for answers to her disappearance. The recent news of her tragic death has brought a new level of grief. Hope was a daughter and a mother. She is missed by her entire family. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to please contact the Denver Police Department.
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If you have any information about this case, please contact:
Denver Police Department
Denver
Colorado