A Haunting Echo: The Unsolved Murder of Security Guard Rick VanDuyn in Aspen Park

A Routine Night Turned Tragic

On the evening of October 19, 1986, 27-year-old Richard Alan "Rick" VanDuyn, a resident of Genesee, Colorado, was performing his usual duties as a security guard for Evergreen Security. His assignment involved collecting daily proceeds from local businesses and ensuring their safe deposit. That Sunday, after retrieving funds from the Safeway in Conifer, he proceeded to the Mountain Valley Bank in Aspen Park to make the night deposit.

The Fatal Encounter

At approximately 9:35 p.m., as VanDuyn arrived at the bank in his marked security vehicle, a Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputy stationed nearby heard the unmistakable sound of automatic gunfire. Reacting swiftly, the deputy observed a full-size Ford pickup truck, possibly equipped with cab running lights, speeding away from the scene northbound on Highway 285. Despite immediate pursuit, the deputy lost sight of the vehicle in dense fog near South Turkey Creek Road. ...Read More

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