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Leonard McAdoo

Death by Force
Case Description
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In the early morning hours of July 3, 1974, the discovery of a man's body in the parking lot of the Aladdin Theater, located near East Colfax Avenue and Race Street in Denver, marked the tragic end to the life of Leonard McAdoo. A 30-year-old Black male, McAdoo had been out at a local tavern earlier in the evening. The on-scene investigation by the Denver Police Department soon revealed that he had been shot to death. The circumstances leading up to the shooting and the motive behind it were not ...Read More
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  • https://www.denvergov.org/files/assets/public/police-department/documents/cold-cases/1974/74-mcadoo.pdf
  • Leonard McAdoo, age 30 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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    Victim Details

    Leonard McAdoo

    Male

    Black / African American

    Denver

    CO

    1974-07-03

    30

    Leonard

    McAdoo

    11/14/2025

    Forum Posts (3)
    It's so sad to think about Leonard McAdoo's last night at the tavern. Places like that are supposed ... ...Read More
    01/03/2025
    It's been almost 50 years since Leonard McAdoo's tragic and untimely death—half a century of uncer... ...Read More
    03/24/2023
    Has anyone else looked into the eyewitness accounts at the tavern where Leonard McAdoo was last seen... ...Read More
    03/05/2023
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