Case Detail
Melanie R Sturm
Case Details
Case Type: Homicide
Height: 4' 7"
Case Status:
Weight: 74 lbs
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Incident Date: 02/14/1985
Occupation: Student
Agency: Colorado Springs Police Department
City: Colorado Springs
Date of Birth: 04/16/1974
County: El Paso
Date of Death: 02/14/1985
Agency Case #: 85-4771
Judicial District: 4th Judicial District
Age: 11
Gender: Female
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Race: White
Tribal Affiliation: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
NamUs Case #: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
NCMEC Case #: Unknown
Hair Color: Brown
About this Case:
On February 14, 1985, 37 year old Cassandra Rundle and her two children, 12 year old Detrick Sturm and 10 year old Melanie Sturm were located in their residence brutally murdered. On February 14, 1985 Colorado Springs Police Department officers were called to the residence in the southwestern portion of Colorado Springs on a report of the possible homicide of Cassandra Rundle. Upon arrival officers also discovered the remains of her two children, Detrick and Melanie Sturm. The El Paso Coroner determined Cassandra, Detrick, and Melanie died as a result of strangulation and both Cassandra and Melanie had been sexually assaulted. Anyone with information regarding this case, is asked to please contact the Colorado Springs Police Department.
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| Photo | Case Name | Case # |
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Cassandra Rundle | 85-4771 |
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Detrick Sturm | 85-4771 |
If you have any information about this case, please contact:
Colorado Springs Police Department
Colorado Springs
Colorado