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Dolores Padilla

Case from Denver, CO dated Apr 28, 1983

Victim Details

Dolores Padilla

July 20, 2022

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Denver

CO

1983-04-28

29

Dolores

Padilla

No

07/07/2026


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A 29 year old woman is found stabbed to death in her Denver apartment
On the morning of April 28, 1983, a sense of unease settled over a Denver neighborhood when 29-year-old Dolores Padilla, a young Hispanic woman, failed to show up for her job. A concerned friend made their way to her apartment at 930 Newton Street to check on her. The scene that awaited them was one of horror; Dolores was found motionless on the floor of her home.

The authorities were called, and it was soon determined that Dolores Padilla had been the victim of a brutal homicide, having ...
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  • Police Department - Cold Cases | City and County of Denver
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