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A 15-year-old's body is found in a ditch.
On a cold autumn day in 1980, the body of a 15-year-old White/Caucasian female named Stephanie Ann Bauman was discovered in a ditch near County Road 173 and US 36 in Centennial, Colorado. It was October 28th, and the grim finding would mark the beginning of a case that has remained unsolved for decades. Stephanie’s body was bruised, and she had been left in the ditch without any clothes. Her clothing was later found in a pile nearly a mile from where she was discovered. The official cause of d ...Read More
On a cold autumn day in 1980, the body of a 15-year-old White/Caucasian female named Stephanie Ann Bauman was discovered in a ditch near County Road 173 and US 36 in Centennial, Colorado. It was October 28th, and the grim finding would mark the beginning of a case that has remained unsolved for decades. Stephanie’s body was bruised, and she had been left in the ditch without any clothes. Her clothing was later found in a pile nearly a mile from where she was discovered. The official cause of d ...Read More
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Stephanie Ann Bau
September 17, 2023
Female
White / Caucasian
Centennial
CO
1980-10-28
1965-10-08
15
1980-12041
Stephanie Ann Bauman
Stephanie
Ann Bauman
victim
Red / Aburn
Hazel
5'6
120 lbs
11/14/2025
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