Who killed Charles Douglas Sharpe in 2006?
In the cold of a Westminster, Colorado winter, the discovery of a man's body in a vacant field shattered the morning stillness of January 5, 2006. At the southeast corner of 70th Avenue and Federal Boulevard, a person out for a walk stumbled upon what they initially believed to be a homeless individual sleeping under a blanket. A closer look, however, revealed a grim reality: the man was deceased, the victim of a brutal beating.
The deceased was identified as 55-year-old Charles 'Charlie' Douglas Sharpe, a man of no fixed address who was known to frequent the open, undeveloped spaces in the area for shelter. Investigators determined that Sharpe had been severely assaulted, and his death was ruled a homicide. Those who knew him described a life lived on the margins; he often sought companionship and lodging with other homeless individuals and was a familiar face at local bars around 72nd Avenue in Adams County. To make ends meet, Sharpe would often take on work from temporary day labor agencies.
The investigation into his death revealed that he was last seen alive on January 2, 2006, just three days before his body was found, in the same general vicinity where his life tragically ended. Despite the efforts of the Westminster Police Department, the case grew cold over time. To this day, no arrests have been made in connection with the murder of Charles Sharpe, and no suspects have been publicly identified. His death remains an unsolved homicide, a lingering mystery in the community.
