On February 7, 2003, a 32‑year‑old white female named Shawny Lee Hitch Smith was discovered dead in a field in Weld County, Colorado, approximately a quarter‑mile from the Wyoming state line. She had been beaten and sexually assaulted. The homicide occurred between the night of February 6 and the early hours of February 7. Investigators determined that her death was the result of a lethal assault, diagnosing the cause of death as blunt‑force trauma combined with sexual violence.
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