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Colleen Kay Burgess, a 25-year-old woman from Englewood, Colorado, went missing on August 31, 1974. That day, she left her job at the Frito-Lay company in Denver around 2:00 a.m. but never returned home. A week later, one of her friends received a letter, reportedly written by Colleen, in which she mentioned having a terminal illness and expressed her desire to leave so her family wouldn’t witness her suffering. The letter has raised questions about its authenticity, but no further contact has ...Read More
Last Seen: Aug 31, 1974
Last Seen: Aug 31, 1974
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Sep 30, 2010
Sep 26, 2019
Colleen
Burgess
75
25
66 inches
67 inches
130 lbs
135 lbs
White / Caucasian
Female
Aug 31, 1974
Englewood
Colorado
Arapahoe County
80110
222
9106
Englewood Police Department
Englewood
Colorado
Arapahoe County
80110
Brian Taylor
Detective
3615 South Elati Street, Colorado
3037617410
Local
Law Enforcement
1980-8835
1974-08-31
Englewood Police Department
Red/Auburn
Hazel
Hazel
11/06/2025
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09/14/2023
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