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Michael Ray

Case from Denver, CO dated Nov 07, 1983

Victim Details

Michael Ray

Male

White / Caucasian

Denver

CO

1983-11-07

20

Michael

Ray

07/23/2026

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In the autumn of 1983, a young man named Michael Ray, a 20-year-old white male, was working as a valet at Bobby Magee's nightclub near East Hampden Avenue and South Havana in Denver. His life was cut tragically short on November 7th of that year. After finishing his shift, Michael returned to his apartment complex in the 10100 block of East Harvard Avenue, where he was found shot to death. The circumstances surrounding his murder remain shrouded in mystery.

The tragedy deepened when Micha ...
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  • https://www.denvergov.org/files/assets/public/police-department/documents/cold-cases/1983/83-ray.pdf
  • Michael Ray - Colorado Cold Case Files - Case Detail
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