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Freddie Barnes

Case from Denver, CO dated Jan 03, 1981

Victim Details

Freddie Barnes

Male

Denver

CO

1981-01-03

33

Freddie

Barnes

07/11/2026

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In the winter of 1980, a 33-year-old man named Freddie Barnes was last seen leaving his home on Elm Street in Denver's Park Hill neighborhood on December 30th. What happened in the following days would leave his family with questions that have remained unanswered for decades. The new year had just begun, but for Freddie, it would be a year he would not get to experience.

On the cold morning of Saturday, January 3rd, 1981, a discovery was made that brought a tragic end to the search for Fr ...
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  • https://www.denvergov.org/files/assets/public/police-department/documents/cold-cases/1981/81-barnes.pdf
  • Freddie Barnes, age 33 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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