On a winter's day in Golden, Colorado, the life of John Joseph Garrick, Jr., a 35-year-old male, came to a violent and mysterious end. On February 12, 1982, his body was discovered inside his residence at 132 Paradise Road. The grim discovery was made by two construction workers who had been hired to undertake some remodeling work at the home.
An investigation into his death revealed that Garrick had suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The nature of his injuries led authorities to classify his death as a homicide. Despite the efforts of law enforcement at the time, the case grew cold, and no arrests were ever made in connection with the murder. The identity of any suspect or suspects remains unknown, and a motive for the killing has never been publicly established.
Decades have passed since the tragic event, yet the case of John Joseph Garrick, Jr. remains an unsolved chapter in the records of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. It is now considered a cold case, a silent testament to a life cut short and a quest for justice that has endured for years. The passage of time has not yet yielded the answers needed to close this painful chapter for his family and the community.
