A murdered woman's remains are found in bags along the banks of the Pueblo Reservoir.
In the late summer of 1976, a grim discovery shattered the peace of Pueblo, Colorado. On August 16th, the dismembered remains of 34-year-old Sharon Marie Copp, a white female and mother of three, were found in two separate locations. A fisherman on the banks of the Pueblo Reservoir first stumbled upon a plastic bag containing some of her remains. The horror compounded later that day when more of her remains were located in another plastic bag approximately 20 miles away on the east side of Pueblo.
The subsequent investigation revealed the brutal nature of her final moments. An autopsy determined that Sharon had died from blunt force trauma. Before her death, she had been beaten and sexually assaulted. The investigation into her murder uncovered that at the time of her death, she was estranged from her third husband, Donald Copp. He was initially looked at by investigators, but no charges were ever filed, and no suspects have ever been definitively identified in connection with the crime.
Despite the passage of decades, the murder of Sharon Marie Copp remains one of Pueblo's most haunting and unsolved cold cases. The brutal slaying of the young mother left a lasting scar on the community and an enduring mystery for law enforcement. The case remains open, a silent testament to a life cut tragically short, with justice for Sharon and her family still unrealized. The Pueblo Police Department continues to seek any information that might finally lead to an arrest and bring closure to a case that has remained cold for nearly fifty years.
