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A 15-year-old girl is killed on her walk home from a basketball game in 1970
On the evening of February 26, 1970, Marilee Ruth Burt, a 15-year-old white female, was walking home after a basketball game at Goddard Middle School in Littleton, Colorado. Still dressed in her cheerleading uniform, she embarked on a journey she had made many times before, a walk that should have only taken a short while to get to her home in Columbine Valley. Witnesses saw her walking along a route that included Berry Drive, Bowles Avenue, and Middlefield Road. Tragically, she would never make ...Read More
On the evening of February 26, 1970, Marilee Ruth Burt, a 15-year-old white female, was walking home after a basketball game at Goddard Middle School in Littleton, Colorado. Still dressed in her cheerleading uniform, she embarked on a journey she had made many times before, a walk that should have only taken a short while to get to her home in Columbine Valley. Witnesses saw her walking along a route that included Berry Drive, Bowles Avenue, and Middlefield Road. Tragically, she would never make ...Read More
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Marilee Ruth Burt
September 18, 2023
Female
White / Caucasian
Centennial
CO
1970-02-26
1955-01-28
15
#70-2172
Marilee Ruth Burt
Marilee Ruth
Burt
victim
Strawberry Blonde
Unknown
5'4
110 lbs
11/14/2025
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Has anyone else noticed the peculiarities in the timeline of events surrounding Marilee's disappeara... ...Read More
02/14/2023
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