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Emily Keyes

Death by Force

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In the small town of Bailey, Colorado, a crisp autumn day in September of 2006 was shattered by an act of violence that would leave the community forever changed. Sixteen-year-old Emily Keyes, a female student at Platte Canyon High School, found her life tragically cut short during a terrifying hostage crisis that unfolded within the walls of her school. On September 27th, a 53-year-old man named Duane Roger Morrison entered the high school armed with a handgun and a backpack he claimed containe ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Emily Keyes

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Bailey

    CO

    2006-09-27

    16

    Emily

    Keyes

    11/14/2025

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