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Andrew Bishop

Case from Highlands Ranch, CO dated Apr 02, 2001

Victim Details

Andrew Bishop

Male

White / Caucasian

Highlands Ranch

CO

2001-04-02

9

Andrew

Bishop

06/30/2026

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In a quiet Highlands Ranch, Colorado neighborhood, a tragedy unfolded in early April 2001, leaving a family of five dead in what investigators believe was a murder-suicide. Nine-year-old Andrew D. Bishop, a male, was found deceased in his home along with his mother, Sherrill Ann Bishop, 38, and his 6-year-old twin sisters, Kelley and Meghan. The investigation concluded that the patriarch of the family, John Douglas Bishop, 41, was the perpetrator.

The grim discovery was made on the evenin ...
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  • Colorado News and Denver News: The Denver Post
  • Andrew Bishop, age 9 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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