On a cold winter evening in Denver, Colorado, on January 9, 1975, the Burlington Hotel on Larimer Street became the scene of a tragedy that would remain a mystery for decades to come. Inside the hotel, 69-year-old Leslie Roberts, a Black male, was found suffering from a fatal gunshot wound. The Denver Police Department responded to a report of a shooting that evening, and upon their arrival, they discovered Mr. Roberts.
His life was cut short just ten days before he would have celebrated his 70th birthday.
Born in Minnesota in 1905, the circumstances that brought Leslie Roberts to the Burlington Hotel that fateful night and the events that led to his violent death are still unknown. The case is classified as a homicide, a deliberate act that ended the life of a man who had lived for nearly seven decades. The investigation into his murder was launched immediately, but the trail for his killer grew cold over the years.
To this day, the death of Leslie Roberts remains an unsolved case in the Denver Police Department's cold case files. There have been no arrests made in connection with his murder, and no suspects have been publicly identified. The quest for justice for Leslie Roberts continues, with law enforcement still seeking any information that might lead to a breakthrough in this long-unresolved homicide.
