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Lee Ashley

Case from Denver, CO dated Mar 08, 1986

Victim Details

Lee Ashley

Male

White / Caucasian

Denver

CO

1986-03-08

61

Lee

Ashley

07/31/2026

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In the heart of Denver, a senseless act of violence left a community in mourning and a family forever changed. On March 8, 1986, 61-year-old Lee Ashley, a white male, was discovered deceased inside his flower shop, a place that had once been a source of beauty and joy for the neighborhood. The scene, located in the 1600 block of Marion Street, told a grim story of a robbery that had escalated to a fatal encounter. Ashley had been shot, his life taken amidst the very blossoms he so carefully tend ...
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  • Lee Ashley - Colorado Cold Case Files - Case Detail
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