In the days following Christmas of 2013, a grim discovery was made in a quiet Denver neighborhood, beginning a mystery that has lingered for years. On December 26th, police were called to a home at 1969 Trenton Street, initially on a report of a burglary. What they found inside, however, was far more tragic: the bodies of two men, 37-year-old Alexander Tower, a male resident of the home, and 39-year-old Francisco Gutierrez. Both men had been shot to death in what the police would describe as a double homicide.
The initial investigation revealed that Tower sustained a gunshot wound to the head, while Gutierrez had suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Denver police worked to piece together the final days of the two men, appealing to the public for any information that might shed light on their untimely deaths. Investigators determined that Tower and Gutierrez were last seen together in the early morning hours of December 22nd at a nightclub in downtown Denver.
In the immediate aftermath of the discovery, law enforcement officials assured the public that they believed the murders were an isolated incident and that there was no random killer at large. Friends of Alexander Tower described him as a trusting individual, a detail that provided a somber backdrop to the unfolding investigation. Despite their efforts, including issuing a crime alert and offering a reward for information, the Denver Police Department reported in early 2014 that no significant breaks in the case had occurred. The investigation was described as 'very open,' with authorities still seeking to understand the victims' activities leading up to their deaths and declining to speculate on potential suspects or whether the killer or killers were known to Tower and Gutierrez.
Years have passed since the violent deaths of Alexander Tower and Francisco Gutierrez, and the case has grown cold. Despite the initial flurry of police activity and public appeals, no arrests have been announced, and no suspects have been publicly identified in connection with the double homicide. The question of who was responsible for the deaths of the two men inside the Trenton Street home remains unanswered, leaving a painful void for their friends and families and an unsolved case in the Denver Police Department's files.
