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Lannell Williams

Case from Denver, CO dated Oct 03, 1989

Victim Details

Lannell Williams

Female

Black / African American

Denver

CO

1989-10

28

Lannell

Williams

07/22/2026

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In the autumn of 1989, the tranquility of Clear Creek Canyon was shattered by a grim discovery. Two students from the Colorado School of Mines, while panning for gold, stumbled upon the body of 28-year-old Lanell Williams. Williams had been last seen after a simple, everyday act of dropping off milk at her mother's home. Her disappearance and subsequent death left a void in the lives of those who knew her and a perplexing case for law enforcement. An autopsy later revealed the heartbreaking trut ...
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