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Robert Caruso

Case from Denver, CO dated Sep 11, 1988

Victim Details

Robert Caruso

Male

Denver

CO

1988-09-11

35

Robert

Caruso

07/13/2026

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In the fall of 1988, a grim discovery was made in a quiet florist shop in Denver, Colorado, forever altering the lives of those connected to Robert Caruso. On September 11th of that year, Caruso, a male, was found deceased inside the office of the Shabushi florist shop, located at 2757 Bryant Street. The cause of his death was determined to be a gunshot wound, a violent end to a life that has since become the subject of a long-unanswered investigation.

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  • https://www.denvergov.org/files/assets/public/police-department/documents/cold-cases/1988/88-caruso.pdf
  • Robert Caruso, age 35 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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