About this Case:

Melba Jean Ginther, who lived in Keystone, Colorado, was found dead around 7pm on May 20, 2002, lying behind a green pickup truck 150 yards down a dirt road off U.S. Highway 24 near Camp Hale, between Minturn and Leadville. She had been shot in the back of the head at a close range. It was determined that the green pickup truck had belonged to one of her friends at the time. A liquor store owner in Red Cliff remembered seeing a woman matching Ginthers description earlier in the afternoon that same day. Her brother expressed that she lived a very private life, and it was not uncommon for her family to not know the details of her doings and whereabouts. At the time of her death, she lived alone and worked as a pastry chef in the Keystone conference center kitchen. Witnesses expressed seeing two men four wheeling in the area and in a white Dodge extended cab pickup. The men were described as being in their 20s or 30s, of average height, average build and dark hair. A few have said they might have had dark complexions. Anyone with information regarding this case, is asked to contact the Eagle County Sheriffs Office.

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