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Dawn DeHerrera

Case from Denver, CO dated Jan 02, 2003

Victim Details

Dawn DeHerrera

May 31, 2023

Female

Native American / Indigenous

Denver

CO

2002-12-31

2003-01-02

1971-06-03

$0.00

31

2003-00491

Dawn DeHerrera

Dawn

DeHerrera

Victim

Brown

Brown

5'0

110 lbs

07/19/2026


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A woman is found dead at a massage parlor
In the cold beginning of a new year, the life of a woman known for her boundless kindness was tragically cut short. Dawn DeHerrera, a 31-year-old member of the Navajo Nation, was found deceased in a massage parlor near the intersection of Speer and Federal Boulevard in Denver, Colorado, on January 2, 2003. Friends and family remember her as a gentle soul who loved music and performing Native American dances. Her best friend described her as “the gentlest person I ever knew,” recalling how sh ...
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  • Cold case: Who murdered Dawn DeHerrera 19 years ago? - KDVR
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