Woman found murdered in a field near Erie In the summer of 1991, a sense of unease settled over the Denver area as Valerie Gail Meeks, a 38-year-old Black woman, vanished without a trace. Valerie was last seen in Denver on June 30, 1991. Days turned into weeks with no word, prompting a missing person report to be filed on July 3rd. The search for Valerie came to a tragic end on July 17, 1991, when her body was discovered near a landfill in Weld County, just outside of Erie, Colorado.
Investigators determined that Valerie Meeks
had been murdered. The cause of her death was found to be suffocation, and a plastic bag had been placed over her head. At the time of her death, Meeks was known to be a sex worker in the Denver area. Her case is one of several unsolved homicides involving women in similar circumstances during that period, leading to speculation about a possible connection between the cases.
Despite the passage of time, the murder of Valerie Gail Meeks remains unsolved. Law enforcement officials have not publicly identified any suspects, and no arrests have been made in connection with her death. Her case is now considered a cold case, a lingering mystery in Weld County. Authorities continue to appeal to the public for any information that might lead to a breakthrough and bring closure to the family and friends of Valerie Gail Meeks.
