In the cold early moments of a Denver morning, just after midnight on December 8, 1978, the sharp retort of gunshots shattered the quiet near West 7th Avenue and Kalamath Street. Worried residents who heard the disturbance quickly placed a call to 911, summoning law enforcement to a grim discovery. Upon their arrival, police officers found a woman lying in the street, her life tragically cut short.
The victim was identified as thirty-three-year-old Christine Cashman, a Hispanic female.
An investigation determined she had been fatally shot. Despite the immediate response and subsequent inquiries into her death, the trail for those responsible grew cold. For decades, the case has remained unsolved, a painful open wound for those who knew her and a lingering puzzle for investigators.
To this day, the suspect or suspects behind the murder of Christine Cashman have never been identified, and no arrests have been made in connection with the homicide. Her case is now considered a cold case, a silent testament to a life taken too soon. The Denver Police Department continues to seek information from the public, holding out hope that someone, somewhere, holds the key to bringing a resolution to this long-standing mystery and providing a measure of justice for Christine.
