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Helen Burton

Case from Littleton, CO dated Jul 31, 1982

Victim Details

Helen Burton

October 28, 2022

Female

White / Caucasian

Littleton

CO

1982-07-31

1982-07-10

1982-07-31

1923-03-16

59

Helen

Burton

07/15/2026


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Who murdered Helen Burton in Littleton, CO in 1982?
In the summer of 1982, a day of play in a Littleton, Colorado park took a dark turn when a father and his child made a grim discovery. On July 31, the nude body of 59-year-old Helen Burton was found in the park located on Deer Creek Canyon Road. The discovery marked a sorrowful end to a search that began weeks earlier.

Helen had been reported missing from Denver on July 10, 1982. The last time she was seen was at a bus stop at 5:55 in the morning. She was expected at work that day, but sh ...
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